Football betting guide: Minnesota United favourites when DC United arrive

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Field (19400 seats)

Minnesota United have taken 15 of their 28 in total here at home. Will they win more points against DC United?

Insights:
  • Minnesota United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
  • DC United have the most conceded goals (39) in Major League Soccer

DC United have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Minnesota United form and stats

Minnesota United have collected 15 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 4-3-3.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Minnesota, who played 1-1 against Sporting KC. That match was also played at this venue (Allianz Field). Midfield player Reynoso got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Reynoso hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 11 times.

Before that match, a win away at Vancouver Whitecaps.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Minnesota United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 6 matches, drawn 0 and lost 1.

Observe: 9 of the most recent 10 league matches from this football club have had goals from both sides.

Minnesota United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games.

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DC United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for DC United so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in DC United's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Columbus Crew. As mentioned above, DC United drew the match against Columbus Crew. Manager Rooney brought on Kamara to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Midfielder Hopkins was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.55. Hopkins hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Prior to that match, the DC United manager Rooney faced defeat when travelling to Philadelphia Union and losing 0-7.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and DC United playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 3 away wins, 1 draw and 1 home win.

Take note that 10 of this side's 13 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.

The visiting DC United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. DC United are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 10 goals in these matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior four meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Minnesota United, zero draws and two wins for DC United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

DC UnitedT. Fountas
T. Fountas
10 goals
Minnesota UnitedE. Reynoso
E. Reynoso
7 goals
DC UnitedO. Williams Kamara
O. Williams Kamara
7 goals

Minnesota United missing players

DC United missing players

Minnesota United DC United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 0 8 18
8 4 2 Won W 0 2 5
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 3
8 3 0 Lost L 0 5 10
27 14 5 Scored S 0 10 25
25 10 2 Conceded C 0 22 39
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 83%
50% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 67%
25% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 28%
65% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
15% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 17%
20% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 33%
 
5.5 6.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.1 4.5
5.8 5.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.4 4.4
2.7 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.6 14.5 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.4 10.8
4.5 5.3 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.1 3.4
30% 26% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 40%
 
14.4 12.6 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 15.2 13.6
4.8 4.5 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.9 6
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • DC United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • DC United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Major League Soccer
  • DC United have the most conceded goals (39) in Major League Soccer
  • DC United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • DC United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Minnesota United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
  • Minnesota United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Austin 20 12 4 4 41 23 9 5 3 1 22 8 11 7 1 3 19 15 18 40
2 Los Angeles FC 19 12 3 4 38 21 11 8 2 1 26 12 8 4 1 3 12 9 17 39
3 Nashville SC 20 8 6 6 26 25 8 3 4 1 11 8 12 5 2 5 15 17 1 30
4 Real Salt Lake 20 8 6 6 25 26 9 6 3 0 15 6 11 2 3 6 10 20 -1 30
5 Dallas 20 7 7 6 30 24 10 5 2 3 16 10 10 2 5 3 14 14 6 28
6 Minnesota United 20 8 4 8 27 25 10 4 3 3 14 10 10 4 1 5 13 15 2 28
7 LA Galaxy 19 8 3 8 28 25 11 5 1 5 18 16 8 3 2 3 10 9 3 27
8 Portland Timbers 20 6 8 6 32 29 9 4 3 2 17 11 11 2 5 4 15 18 3 26
9 Seattle Sounders 19 8 2 9 26 23 10 5 1 4 17 12 9 3 1 5 9 11 3 26
10 Vancouver Whitecaps 20 7 4 9 22 33 10 5 3 2 13 11 10 2 1 7 9 22 -11 25
11 Houston Dynamo 20 6 4 10 25 28 11 4 4 3 15 12 9 2 0 7 10 16 -3 22
12 SJ Earthquakes 19 5 7 7 32 39 9 4 4 1 19 17 10 1 3 6 13 22 -7 22
13 Colorado Rapids 19 5 6 8 22 27 10 5 3 2 15 8 9 0 3 6 7 19 -5 21
14 Sporting KC 21 5 5 11 19 35 9 3 2 4 8 9 12 2 3 7 11 26 -16 20

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