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Minnesota United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Katia Koroleva

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

3
3
11
Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
29 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–4 L
22 Jul Los Angeles FC H 5–1 W
19 Jul New England Revolution H 2–1 W
15 Jul Real Salt Lake H 3–2 W
08 Jul Houston Dynamo A 0–3 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
29 Jul New York City FC H 3–1 W
26 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
21 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–0 W
15 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
07 Jul New England Revolution A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Seattle Sounders FC
#25 Position #24
24 Points 24
18 Played 17
6 / 6 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
20 Scored 20
25 Conceded 22
-5 GD -2
1.33 PPG 1.41
33% Win % 41%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 8 G
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Minnesota United FC face off against Seattle Sounders FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Minnesota United FC 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' Brent Kallman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 285 games and scored 416 goals.
  • 45' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 50' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' Will Bruin, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Lodeiro made 21 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Minnesota United FC have won 416 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 6
Will Bruin 3
Joao Paulo 3
Robin Lod 3
Albert Rusnak 2
Gustav Svensson 2
Jordan Morris 2
Cristian Roldan 2

Head to Head

2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC L 2018-07-22 Minnesota United FC 5–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-07-19 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2018-07-15 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-07-08 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-07-07 New England Revolution 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Seattle Sounders FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC31% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC41%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
69%
Minnesota United FC or Seattle Sounders FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC23% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC30%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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