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Minnesota United FC vs Toronto FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
4 – 3
Full Time
Toronto FC
Wed 4 Jul 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Toronto FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Seattle Sounders FC 27 38
23 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
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 27 21

Head-to-Head

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Minnesota United FC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-04 Minnesota United FC 4–3 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
27 May Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
20 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Minnesota United FC A 3–4 L
01 Jul New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
24 Jun New York City FC A 1–2 L
14 Jun D.C. United SC H 4–4 D
09 Jun Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
02 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 3–3 D

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Toronto FC
#29 Position #13
29 Points 29
27 Played 27
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 6 / 11 / 10
40 Scored 39
49 Conceded 51
-9 GD -12
1.07 PPG 1.07
26% Win % 22%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Toronto FC are 13th (29 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
Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Minnesota United FC host Toronto FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Jordan Hamilton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Toronto FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Ayo Akinola has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Eriq Zavaleta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' 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 Jonathan Osorio suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Toronto FC's compact .
  • 85' Toronto FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's shape.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Minnesota United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Darwin Quintero 5
Jordan Hamilton 3
Darwin Quintero 3
Pozuelo 2
Justin Morrow 1
Angelo Rodriguez 1
Sebastian Giovinco 1
Lorenzo Insigne 1

Head to Head

2018-07-04 Minnesota United FC 4–3 Toronto FC

Minnesota United FC Form

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 2018-05-27 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Toronto FC Form

2018-07-04 Minnesota United FC 4–3 Toronto FC L 2018-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2018-06-24 New York City FC 2–1 Toronto FC L 2018-06-14 Toronto FC 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2018-06-09 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Toronto FC W 2018-06-02 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.51 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC51% Draw21% Toronto FC28%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Toronto FC
49%
Minnesota United FC or Toronto FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC39% Draw35% Toronto FC26%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.3%
3 – 1
5.6%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 3
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 18% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 14% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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