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

Match Preview

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

New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#29
33	Points	29
27	Played	27
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
41	Scored	40
36	Conceded	49
+5	GD	-9
1.22	PPG	1.07
30%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Yankee Stadium will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Minnesota United FC.
5' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' A quiet spell here at Yankee Stadium. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
32' James Sands was booked on 32.
37' 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.
39' The referee shows New York City FC player a card on 39.
39' The supporters are chanting for Andres Perea. He replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane on 39 minute.
44' Minnesota United FC have won 425 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
49' 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.
54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
60' That looks like a foul for a card for Wil Trapp.
61' James Sands makes way for Julian Fernandez at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
62' Emanuel Reynoso picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
67' Bongokuhle Hlongwane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
68' Emanuel Reynoso makes way for Mitja Ilenic at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
73' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Tayvon Gray exits the field as Talles Magno enters on 73.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
79' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 79 minute. Monsef Bakrar leaves to be changed by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mender Garcia made 289 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
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
Angelo Rodriguez	2
Ismael Tajouri	2
Tani Oluwaseyi	1
Keaton Parks	1
Rodney Wallace	1
Mender Garcia	1
Rodney Wallace	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

1.37 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Minnesota United FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC33% Draw28% Minnesota United FC39%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

67%

New York City FC or Minnesota United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC25% Draw45% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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