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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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
#25 Position #24
44 Points 45
34 Played 34
11 / 11 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
56 Scored 53
58 Conceded 52
-2 GD +1
1.29 PPG 1.32
32% Win % 38%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/9
16-30
5/10
31-45
7/5
46-60
8/5
61-75
9/5
76+
11/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 18 G 4 A
Anthony Markanich 9 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Bobby Shuttleworth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' 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 Damir Kreilach suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Pablo Ruiz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake have won 445 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcelo Silva made 300 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brooks Lennon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Michael Boxall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 85' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Anderson Julio 4
Darwin Quintero 4
Robin Lod 4
Tani Oluwaseyi 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Emanuel Reynoso 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
2.33 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 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: 4.04
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 38%
62%

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 FC39% Draw37% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8%
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 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.