Minnesota United vs Los Angeles FC Prediction: Don’t count on LAFC

Minnesota United will host Los Angeles in the round 25 of the MLS. They come into this match in confident style after their comfortable 3-0 win over Houston Dynamo last week away from home. They will hope they can carry on with another win against Los Angeles FC in the Allianz Field.

Los Angeles FC had a terrible run for sometime but they managed to end their last 2 games with a draw and a win. They won their last game by 3-0 against Saint Louis City while playing at home and now they will hope to extend the win to 2 games with another win against Minnesota United here.

According to the current table, Los Angeles FC are 7th with 36 points from 22 matches, while Minnesota United are in 19th spot with 27 points from 21 matches.

Minnesota United are far from a perfect team but in recent times they have shown some signs of promise and there is a chance they might turn up in this game. In their last 5 matches, they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They won games against Kaiserlautern, Portland Timbers and Minnesota United and played out a draw against Real Salt Lake, but lost against Austin FC.

Their home form however has been really poor according to the records. In 9 home games, they had 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats and only Colorado Rapids have a worse record than they had at home. Records also show that they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 home games. They won both games against Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers and played out a draw against Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake but they lost to Austin FC at home.

Minnesota United were in hot form when they played against Houston Dynamo last week as they ended up winning 3-0 at full time. They were ahead in the first half by 2 goals from Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Teemu Pukki in the 15th and 20th minutes. And then they added another goal from Ismael Tajouri-Shradi in the 87th minute to seal a 3-0 win.

Team streak: more than 2.5 goals (6/6), both teams scoring (4/5), first half winner (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (4/5).

Los Angeles FC can breathe a temporary sigh of relief after their last game against Saint Louis City FC at home. They won the game 3-0 at full time and that win ended their 4-match winless streak. They had 3 defeats, 1 draw and 1 win in their last 5 games which is a poor stat considering the quality of the LAFC team. They lost back-to-back games against Vancouver Whitecaps, FC Dallas and LA Galaxy, while playing a draw against San Jose Earthquakes before the win over Saint Louis City.

Their away form this season has been below average according to the rankings as they had 12 points from a possible 30 points. They played 10 home games and had 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in those games. In their last 5 away games they had 2 wins and 3 defeats. Both wins were against Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City and the defeats against Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas and LA Galaxy.

Los Angeles FC found their winning form in their last game when they faced Saint Louis City at home. The goals came late in the second half, with Carlos Vela scoring the first goal in the 72nd minute and then Stipe Biuk doubled their lead in the 82nd minute before Jose Cifuentes scored the third goal in the 92nd minute to seal the 3-0 win.

Team streak: first to concede (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

According to the head-to-head records, Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United have faced each other 8 times in the past. Both clubs won twice and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• Los Angeles have not lost in the last 5 meetings.
• Minnesota United are without a clean sheet in 5 meetings.
• There were less than 2.5 goals in 5/6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 meetings.
• Los Angeles FC scored first in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 6/7 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 7/8 meetings.

According to analysis, Minnesota United have scored 25 goals and conceded 29 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.2 goals per game and have a 9% conversion rate. They also create 2.3 big chances per game and take a total of 12.9 shots per game with 4.4 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.0 corners per game and take up 45.1% possession on average. On the defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, Los Angeles FC have scored 33 goals and conceded 24 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.5 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 2.5 big chances per game and take a total of 15.5 shots per game with 5.4 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.2 corners per game and take up 52.3% possession on average. On the defense, they have 8 clean sheets and they conceded 1.1 goals per game.

Betting Tips

• Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds
• Home DNB at 1.83 Odds
• Home to Win Either Half at 1.78 Odds