Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Allianz Field.
- Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Guido Gonzalez
6 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 2.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L 23 Apr FC Dallas A 1–0 W 19 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–0 W 12 Apr San Diego FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W 22 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W 23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D 19 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–4 L 11 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–2 L 05 Apr Orlando City SC H 6–0 W 22 Mar Austin FC A 0–0 D Season Stats
Minnesota United FC Los Angeles FC #23 Position #20 22 Points 24 15 Played 15 6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5 18 Scored 24 22 Conceded 17 -4 GD +7 1.47 PPG 1.60 40% Win % 47% Key Stats
47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this seasonMinnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Minnesota United FC0-151/416-302/231-452/–46-602/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededLos Angeles FC0-151/316-304/231-452/246-601/561-753/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Minnesota United FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mamadou Dieng suffering a number of foals already.
- 9' GOAL! Esteban David Martinez scores on 9. Assisted by Timothy Tillman
- 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bongokuhle Hlongwane made 260 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 260 games and scored 388 goals.
- 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 34' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Denis Bouanga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 46' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Porteous is hanging Aaron Long on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 52' Los Angeles FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 53' Kelvin Yeboah was booked on 53.
- 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 59' The whistle greets Stephen Eustaquio as he departs to be replaced by Mathieu Choiniere.
- 60' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Ebobisse is hanging Esteban David Martinez on the field on 60 minute.
- 62' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Bongokuhle Hlongwane departs to be replaced by Kyle Duncan.
- 63' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. James Rodriguez is replaced by Joaquin Pereyra.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 73' It’s high time Cameron Knowles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 78' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 78 minute. Nectarios Triantis leaves to be changed by Owen Gene.
- 83' Sergi Palencia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 84' Jude Terry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nathan Ordaz on 84 minute.
- 86' Los Angeles FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
- 90' Los Angeles FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Artem Smoliakov as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Palencia.
- Another three points for Los Angeles FC.
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Lineups
Minnesota United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
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20
Wil Trapp ↓ Mauricio Gonzalez 78'
- 12
- 9
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25
Nectarios Triantis ↓ Owen Gene 78'
- 13
- 21
- 2
- 23
- 28
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29
Mamadou Dieng ↓ Tomas Chancalay 63'
Bench
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3
Kyle Duncan ↑ 62'
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26
Joaquin Pereyra ↑ 63'
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8
Tomas Chancalay ↑ 63'
- 27
- 5
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30
Owen Gene ↑ 78'
- 1
- 33
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18
Mauricio Gonzalez ↑ 78'
Coach Cameron KnowlesLos Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 99
- 11
- 46
- 24
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33
Aaron Long ↓ Ryan Porteous 46'
- 4
- 91
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27
Nathan Ordaz ↓ Jude Terry 84'
- 30
- 29
Bench
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14
Sergi Palencia ↑ 90'
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17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↑ 60'
- 19
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5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 46'
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66
Mathieu Choiniere ↑ 59'
- 18
- 21
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22
Jude Terry ↑ 84'
- 31
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Denis Bouanga 5 Carlos Vela 4 Christian Ramirez 2 Mason Toye 2 Christian Ramirez 2 Emanuel Reynoso 2 Hassani Dotson 2 Benny Feilhaber 1 Head to Head
Minnesota United FC Form
2026-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-04-23 FC Dallas 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-22 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC DLos Angeles FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.76 Minnesota United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Los Angeles FC xGI would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.84Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 82% 18% ± 1.5 55% 45% ± 2.5 28% 72% ± 3.5 12% 88% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Minnesota United FC or Draw 61%Draw or Los Angeles FC 72%Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles FC 66%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Los Angeles FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 18.4%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 14%1 – 0 10.6%0 – 2 8.8%1 – 2 6.9%2 – 1 4.8%2 – 0 4.3%0 – 3 3.1%2 – 2 2.8%1 – 3 2.6%3 – 1 1.2%Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC
Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 16% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 24% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 12% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.