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Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 15 Jul 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Katia Koroleva

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

6
11
2
Minnesota United FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-15 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Real Salt Lake H 3–2 W
08 Jul Houston Dynamo A 0–3 L
04 Jul Toronto FC H 4–3 W
30 Jun FC Dallas H 0–1 L
24 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 2–3 L
04 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L
08 Jul FC Dallas H 2–0 W
05 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 4–2 W
30 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
24 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
10 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Real Salt Lake
#29 Position #27
29 Points 32
27 Played 27
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
40 Scored 40
49 Conceded 44
-9 GD -4
1.07 PPG 1.19
26% Win % 33%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Minnesota United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Minnesota United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' Francisco Calvo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' Christian Ramirez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rasmus Schuller, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 0% of all matches.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Zach Booth scoring 1 goals.
  • 90' Kyle Beckerman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • It finishes all square. Minnesota United FC and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Darwin Quintero 4
Robin Lod 4
Anderson Julio 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Emanuel Reynoso 3
Tani Oluwaseyi 3
Miguel Ibarra 2
Damir Kreilach 2

Head to Head

2018-07-15 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-07-15 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-07-08 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-07-04 Minnesota United FC 4–3 Toronto FC W 2018-06-30 Minnesota United FC 0–1 FC Dallas L 2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-07-15 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2018-07-08 Real Salt Lake 2–0 FC Dallas W 2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-06-24 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-06-10 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC51% Draw22% Real Salt Lake27%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
49%
Minnesota United FC or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC38% Draw37% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
6%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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