This season has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, both rise and fall giving mid-table positions so far. Get ready for Dakota Fusion - Minnesota Twin Stars!
- Dakota Fusion have the most scored goals (20) at home in NPSL
- Dakota Fusion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Minnesota Twin Stars have scored away.
Dakota Fusion and Minnesota Twin Stars should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Dakota Fusion form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Dakota Fusion have scored 20 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the NPSL are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Dakota, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Dakota Fusion fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Minneapolis City II and win 3-2.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Duluth.An interesting fact: 11 of the latest 12 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.
It's goals goals goals for Dakota who have scored 20 goals from 6 league home games.
Minnesota Twin Stars form and stats
As the visiting team in NPSL matches, Minnesota Twin Stars have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far. With the Minnesota Twin Stars losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Med City with 1-8 on the scoreboard. Minnesota Twin Stars lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-8 beating and focus on this one.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Sioux Falls Thunder.Take note that 10 of this side's 11 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Minnesota are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Minnesota Twin Stars - Dakota Fusion 4-4.Dakota Fusion missing players
Minnesota Twin Stars missing players
| Dakota Fusion | Minnesota Twin Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 29 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 83% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- All of Dakota Fusion's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Dakota Fusion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Dakota Fusion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dakota Fusion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Minnesota Twin Stars have scored away.
- Dakota Fusion have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dakota Fusion have the most scored goals (20) at home in NPSL
- Dakota Fusion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Minnesota Twin Stars have created more than twice as many corners as Dakota Fusion.
- Minnesota Twin Stars have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Minnesota Twin Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Minnesota Twin Stars 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 | Med City | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | Duluth | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 30 |
| 3 | Minneapolis City II | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Dakota Fusion | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Minneapolis City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 5 | Minnesota Twin Stars | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -14 | 13 |
| 6 | Sioux Falls Thunder | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 7 | Joy St. Louis Park | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 10 |
| 8 | Aris | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 9 |
