The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Minnesota United are in the 6th position while the guesting Houston Dynamo worry at 10th.
- Minnesota United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Houston Dynamo is in the worst form (0-4-2)
Houston Dynamo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Major League Soccer game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Austin, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Houston Dynamo.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Houston Dynamo, who are travelling more than 1900 kilometers to play this game.
Minnesota United form and stats
Minnesota United have performed here at Allianz Field this season with 5 wins from 8 Major League Soccer matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Two home wins in a row for Minnesota bring valid hopes of a third.
Minnesota United shared the glory with Vancouver Whitecaps in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Midfielder Emanuel Reynoso was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Reynoso served one assist, hit six key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 6 times.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Los Angeles FC the opponent.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 three games, won three matches, drawn zero and lost zero.
Minnesota United has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Minnesota have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
Houston Dynamo have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 0-5-5 (10 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Houston Dynamo, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Vancouver Whitecaps game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Houston play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Austin (placed 12th). Attacker Tyler Pasher got a player rating of 7.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Pasher scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Real Salt Lake.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Houston when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing five times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Houston Dynamo have scored 10 goals in 10 league games away. Houston have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Minnesota wins - draws - Houston Dynamo wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Urruti 6 goals |   R. Lod 5 goals | T. Pasher 4 goals |
Minnesota United missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| Minnesota United | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 88% |
| 69% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 82% |
| 44% | 38% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 41% |
| 31% | 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 50% | 38% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 31% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 19% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 18.6 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 31% | 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 33% | 35% |
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Houston Dynamo have yet to win a game away.
- Houston Dynamo is in the worst form (0-4-2)
- Minnesota United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Sporting KC | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Dallas | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | SJ Earthquakes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Austin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 15 |