Minnesota United greet Vancouver Whitecaps for another intriguing Major League Soccer fixture here at Allianz Field.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Major League Soccer
It should be mentioned that Vancouver Whitecaps play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Vancouver Whitecaps on grass are 2 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats from 24 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-44. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's quite the trip for Vancouver Whitecaps when visiting Minnesota United as the cities are 2900 kilometers apart.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Minnesota United form and stats
All-inclusive Major League Soccer results playing at home this season for Minnesota United are 0-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Minnesota United against Colorado Rapids (after extra-time) the last match, as Tapias and Amarilla were on target. Tapias was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.65 out of 10. The defender Tapias scored one goal and won 2 of 5 duels.
In the match before that, Minnesota hosted New York RB (after extra-time) and drew the game 1-1.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 United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Minnesota United at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Major League Soccer for Vancouver Whitecaps with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Vancouver Whitecaps has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to LA Galaxy (after extra-time) for a 1-1 draw. Gauld, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.84. Gauld hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
A loss, in the CONCACAF Champions League away at Real Espana, earlier. We have checked recent matches where Vancouver have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
{2 goals} so far away for Vancouver Whitecaps, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these contenders: Minnesota United won five, Vancouver Whitecaps triumphed in three and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Hlongwane 1 goals |  L. Amarilla Lencina 1 goals |  M. García Torres 1 goals |
Minnesota United missing players
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
| Minnesota United | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | 11.8 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 27% |
| 12.7 | 15 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 20 | 15.5 |
| 2.7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 5.2 |
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Major League Soccer
| Minnesota United | Last season | Vancouver Whitecaps | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 35 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 15 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 40 | ||
| 53 | 20 | Conceded | C | 37 | 57 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 83% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 82% | ||
| 57% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 62% | ||
| 23% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 29% | ||
| 14% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 9% | ||
| 63% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 56% | ||
| 14% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 26% | ||
| 23% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.5 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 31% | ||
| 14.3 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Austin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
