We've seen ups and downs for these contenders this season, holding positions near the center of the Major League Soccer table. Here's the New England - Minnesota United latest:
- New England have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Major League Soccer
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Minnesota United have scored away.
New England's stadium, Gillette Stadium, has a artifical turf surface. Minnesota United have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Minnesota United when playing on artifical turf; 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from six matches. They have scored 5 goals in these games and conceded 9.
It's quite the trip for Minnesota United when visiting England as the cities are 2200 kilometers apart.
These are hectic days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the Major League Soccer. Thankfully the previous game, versus Orlando City, was also a home game here at Gillette Stadium. The away team is better rested.
New England form and stats
3-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for New England so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in New England's previous game, also at home. Visiting Orlando City (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Gil got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, the max score being 10. Gil scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 63 successful passes (of 74 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Sporting KC with a 2-1 scoreline.The New England fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Minnesota United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Minnesota United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. New York City proved too strong as Minnesota United slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Allianz Field. Midfield player Reynoso was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Reynoso hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
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The attacking power of Minnesota when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Minnesota United in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - zero - two (New England wins - draws - Minnesota United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Buksa 7 goals |   R. Lod 6 goals |  C. Gil de Pareja Vicent 4 goals |
New England missing players
Minnesota United missing players
| New England | Minnesota United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 64% |
| 67% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 53% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 27% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 13% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 6.3 | 6.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 13 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.2 | 12.1 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 25% |
| 11.3 | 9.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 18 | 14.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
- Minnesota United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Minnesota United have scored away.
- New England have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Major League Soccer
- New England 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 | New York City | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | New York RB | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | New England | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Inter Miami | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Toronto | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | DC United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 11 |
