Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 22:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Chase Gasper 8' Y

Y 25' Dejan Joveljic

Y 64' Kevin Cabral

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 18 games · Avg 3.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-03-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Minnesota United FC 2018-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–1	L
08 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–2	D
29 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
25 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
18 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
09 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
05 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
31 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–4	L
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#29	Position	#23
29	Points	36
27	Played	28
7 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
40	Scored	37
49	Conceded	44
-9	GD	-7
1.07	PPG	1.29
26%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Minnesota United FC welcome Los Angeles Galaxy for this crunch clash at Allianz Field.
5' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
8' Minnesota United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
13' Adrien Hunou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 10 cards already picked up this season.
18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Niko Hamalainen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
23' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' A moment of madness from Dejan Joveljic on 25 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' Kevin Cabral is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
48' Hassani Dotson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
53' Chase Gasper has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
57' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Sacha Kljestan departs to be replaced by Jonathan dos Santos.
62' The 30-year-old Sega Coulibaly has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
64' Kevin Cabral catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
69' The whistle greets Adrien Hunou as he departs to be replaced by Juan Agudelo.
74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
79' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
80' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Cameron Dunbar comes on to replace Efrain Alvarez.
84' Nick DePuy is replacing Samuel Grandsir for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
The points are shared — Minnesota United FC 0-1 Los Angeles Galaxy. Honours even.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

15
Niko Hamalainen
3
Derrick Williams
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Nick DePuy 84'
6
Rayan Raveloson ↓ Adam Saldana 80'
9
Kevin Cabral
4
Sega Coulibaly
33
Jonathan Klinsmann
99
Dejan Joveljic ↓ Victor Vazquez 57'
16
Sacha Kljestan ↓ Jonathan dos Santos 57'
26
Efrain Alvarez ↓ Cameron Dunbar 80'
2
Julian Araujo

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	6
Kelvin Yeboah	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Lletget	4
Billy Sharp	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Marco Reus	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-29 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.42 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.31 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC36% Draw28% Los Angeles Galaxy36%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

64%

Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC28% Draw47% Los Angeles Galaxy25%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.