Both squads are revelling in a quality season so far and occasions like today could be deciding. Get ready for Minnesota United - Austin!
- Minnesota United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most scored goals (54) in Major League Soccer
Both squads have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's hope for an energetic fixture!
Minnesota United form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
Happy days for Minnesota United in their previous game, a fixture away at Nashville SC (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Minnesota goalkeeper Clair did an outstanding job against Nashville SC with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Heartbreak before that as Minnesota United lost 3-4 at Colorado Rapids's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Minnesota United handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Take note: 10 of the latest 11 league matches from this club have had at least one goal from each team.
The Minnesota United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Minnesota have conceded 14 goals.
Austin form and stats
Austin have an excellent away record in the Major League Soccer so far with 8-2-3 from 13 games.
Austin go into this game after a win, the home game against Sporting KC that ended 4-3. What a finish in the last match, as Austin came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Driussi's goal in the 90th minute. The end of the last match, against Sporting KC, was very satisfying as Driussi scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfield player Driussi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.14/10. Driussi scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against SJ Earthquakes.Austin are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Austin's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Austin have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the final score Austin - Minnesota United 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Minnesota won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Austin have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / four
Top Goalscorers
  S. Driussi 17 goals |   E. Reynoso 9 goals |  L. Amarilla Lencina 8 goals |
Minnesota United missing players
Austin missing players
| Minnesota United | Austin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 40 | 20 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 54 |
| 35 | 14 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 80% |
| 56% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 68% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 48% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 32% |
| 68% | 58% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 64% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 28% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 5.9 | 4.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.5 | 14.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.9 | 12.5 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 34% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 47% |
| 14.8 | 12.4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
- Austin have the most clean sheets (4) away in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most points (26) away in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most points from losing position (20) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most scored goals (22) away in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most scored goals (54) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Austin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Minnesota United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) 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 | Los Angeles FC | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 54 |
| 2 | Austin | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Dallas | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 33 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -15 | 30 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -22 | 23 |
