Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Minnesota United & Union Omaha face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Minnesota United saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Major League Soccer. That game was an away game at Dallas, so at least Minnesota are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Minnesota United form and stats
Minnesota United participated in US Open Cup the last season, where they reached the final.It's back home for Minnesota United, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Dallas away with the result 2-1. Lod and Taylor found the net in that victory. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Lod, having scored in three consecutive games. Taylor, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Taylor scored one goal and won 6 of 11 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Major League Soccer home game that ended 1-1 versus LA Galaxy.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Major League Soccer game versus New York City in only three days. This game is also played here at Allianz Field.
Union Omaha form and stats
Playing away, Union Omaha have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the USL League One this season.
Omaha has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Richmond Kickers for a 1-1 draw. Meza has found the net for the away team three games in a row. The competence!
A quick return to home after this game, as Union Omaha are hosting Northern Colorado in the USL League One only three days away.
As opposed to that, Union Omaha have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lod 6 goals |  E. Reynoso 2 goals |  L. Amarilla Lencina 2 goals |
Minnesota United missing players
Union Omaha missing players
| Minnesota United | Union Omaha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 47 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 51% | ||
| 12 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charlotte Independence | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Central Valley Fuego | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Tormenta | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Greenville Triumph | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Northern Colorado | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Union Omaha | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Forward Madison | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | Tucson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
