New York City FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–2 90+5' Mender Garcia

James Sands 32' Y

Matias Pellegrini 39' Y

Y 60' Wil Trapp

Y 62' Emanuel Reynoso

Overview

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New York City FC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

New York City FC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC 2022-05-29 Minnesota United FC 0–1 New York City FC 2019-04-13 Minnesota United FC 3–3 New York City FC 2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	0–2	L
15 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
05 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–0	W
25 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–0	W
16 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	3–0	W
09 Jul	Austin FC	H	1–4	L
02 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Minnesota United FC.
5' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
30' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Thiago Martins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Sands on 32.
37' James Sands, a USA , has 41 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
39' Poor challenge from Matias Pellegrini. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
39' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Bongokuhle Hlongwane is withdrawn and Andres Perea gets his opportunity.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
54' Joseph Rosales has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Wil Trapp picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. James Sands is replaced by Julian Fernandez on 61 minute.
62' It’s gonna be a card for Emanuel Reynoso.
67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
68' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Emanuel Reynoso exits the field as Mitja Ilenic enters on 68.
73' The crowd applauds Tayvon Gray as he leaves the pitch. Talles Magno steps in for New York City FC.
78' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
79' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Monsef Bakrar has done his job and it is now time for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi to step up.
81' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mender Garcia is hanging Teemu Pukki on the field on 81 minute.
86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Angelo Rodriguez	3
Ismael Tajouri	2
Angelo Rodriguez	2
Sean Johnson	1
Alexander Callens	1
Wil Trapp	1
Tani Oluwaseyi	1
Keaton Parks	1

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-05 New York City FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-07-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC D

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-07-16 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC W 2023-07-09 Minnesota United FC 1–4 Austin FC L 2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-06-25 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.23 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Minnesota United FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC32% Draw29% Minnesota United FC39%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

68%

New York City FC or Minnesota United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC23% Draw47% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

8.7%

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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