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Minnesota United FC vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 30 Sep 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Jon Freemon

Standings

# 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

3
1
1
Minnesota United FC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep New York City FC H 2–1 W
23 Sep Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
16 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
12 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
26 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
19 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
26 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
22 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–1 D
08 Sep D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
05 Sep New England Revolution H 0–1 L
02 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC New York City FC
#23 Position #8
22 Points 19
15 Played 15
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
18 Scored 25
22 Conceded 21
-4 GD +4
1.47 PPG 1.27
40% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Minnesota United FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 282 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' It’s high time Domenec Torrent made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Alexander Ring, a Finland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The 38-year-old Darwin Quintero has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Jesus Medina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Ronald Matarrita has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Ismael Tajouri is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 70' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' USA international Ben Sweat has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' Eloi Amagat has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 90' Sebastien Ibeagha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • With this win, Minnesota United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Angelo Rodriguez 3
Ismael Tajouri 2
Angelo Rodriguez 2
Osvaldo Alonso 1
Valentin Castellanos 1
Sean Johnson 1
Alexander Callens 1
Wil Trapp 1

Head to Head

2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-09-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-19 FC Dallas 2–0 Minnesota United FC L

New York City FC Form

2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-09-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-09-05 New York City FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC48% Draw25% New York City FC27%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or New York City FC
52%
Minnesota United FC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC32% Draw45% New York City FC23%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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