Only a win will satisfy the Minnesota United supporters in this Allianz Field clash with Colorado Rapids, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Major League Soccer table.
It's no vacation for neither Minnesota United nor Colorado Rapids as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Colorado Rapids, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Minnesota United form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Major League Soccer, have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.
Minnesota United enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cincinnati's place. The match ended 1-0. Before that, Minnesota drew at home versus Houston Dynamo.
A late climax in the match against Cincinnati as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by A. Schoenfeld.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Minnesota have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won seven times, drawn four and lost two.
There will be little rest for Minnesota after this match as they are travelling to Sporting KC for a Major League Soccer game in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 6 games), Minnesota's attacking play is working. Minnesota's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
Playing away, Colorado Rapids have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.
Two away games in a row for Colorado Rapids, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Sporting KC in the Major League Soccer. A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs SJ Earthquakes.
Colorado lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one. It's a bit worrying for Colorado Rapids that their goalkeeper William Yarbrough made eight saves in the Sporting KC game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
Colorado are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and one defeat. From a total of five matches.
After this away game Colorado return home for a Major League Soccer game against Seattle Sounders. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Colorado are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. Colorado struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Colorado Rapids - Minnesota 2-2. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Minnesota United victories, two draws and three Colorado Rapids wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Minnesota United missing players
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| Minnesota United | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 35 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 28 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 86% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 64% |
| 48% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 36% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 24% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 273 | 70 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 116 | 205 |
| 91 | 21 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 39 | 65 |
| 38% | 57% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | 38% |
- All of Colorado Rapids's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Minnesota United has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Dallas | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 24 |
| 8 | SJ Earthquakes | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 24 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 18 |