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New York Red Bulls vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
3 – 0
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Sat 24 Mar 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Lowry
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Jonathan Johnson
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda

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 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

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2
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New York Red Bulls 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Minnesota United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-24 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
18 Mar Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
11 Mar Portland Timbers H 4–0 W
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–3 L
17 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
04 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 L

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Minnesota United FC
#10 Position #29
33 Points 29
27 Played 27
9 / 6 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 8 / 12
34 Scored 40
51 Conceded 49
-17 GD -9
1.22 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 26%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/5
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/6
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for New York Red Bulls and Minnesota United FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The 42-year-old Marc Burch has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 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' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Sean Davis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Minnesota United FC have won 425 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
  • 60' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Bradley Wright-Phillips, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Jamaica international Kyle Duncan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.35 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + New York Red Bulls to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls62% Draw21% Minnesota United FC17%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
83%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
38%
New York Red Bulls or Minnesota United FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls48% Draw39% Minnesota United FC13%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 22% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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