Minnesota United vs St. Louis City SC Prediction: Neither side can be trusted

Minnesota United are in crisis at the moment and drastic approaches need to be taken to salvage their rapidly-deteriorating form. After back-to-back defeats in their last 2 matches, they have now gone 4 games without a win. They are back in action in this game against St. Louis City SC and they need a win.

St. Louis City are also struggling to win matches and their spot on the table is currently under threat. They played their 3rd draw in a row against Los Angeles FC in their last game. They need to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Minnesota United lost their last game against LA Galaxy away from home, that was their second defeat in a row. Their last 5 matches ended in 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. They won Colorado Rapids 3-0 and then played 2 draws in a row against San Jose Earthquakes and New England Revolution, before losing both games against Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy.

In their last 5 home league games they had 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. They lost their last home game against Sporting Kansas City by 1 goal to nil.

Minnesota United are currently 10th on the western conference table and 18 on the MLS table, having 37 points. They had 9 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats and a goal aggregate of 37:38.

Minnesota United were up against LA Galaxy in their last match and they lost 4-3. Billy Sharp gave LA Galaxy the opener in the 16th minute, but Minnesota United responded 3 minutes later as Teemu Pukki scored the equalizer. 2 more goals followed in the 41st and 46th minute as Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored a double to put Minnesota United ahead. And in the second half, Billy Sharp struck twice in the 63rd and 67th minutes to bring LA Galaxy level and then Diego Fagundez scored LA Galaxy’s winning goal in the 82nd minute to seal the victory.

• Minnesota United have not won the last 4 matches.
• They are without a clean sheet in 4 matches.
• 5/7 matches ended with less than 2.5 goals
• 4/5 matches ended with more than 4.5 cards
• 5/6 matches ended with more than 10.5 corners.

St. Louis City are once again Struggling to win matches lately and they need to respond immediately if they must maintain their playoff place. In their last 5 matches, they had 1 win, 1 defeat and 3 draws. They won against FC Dallas, then lost against Sporting Kansas City, before playing 3 draws against LA Galaxy, Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles FC.

They are also winless in their last 5 away matches in a row. They lost 3 and drew 2 of those 5 matches.

St. Louis City are top of the western conference, and second on the MLS table, having 50 points from 30 matches played. They won 15 matches, drew 5 and lost 10 and their goal aggregate is 56:38.

They played a disappointing 0-0 draw against Los Angeles FC during midweek. According to the stats, they had 52% possession, 4 shots on target and 5 corner kicks in that game.

• St. Louis City have not lost the last 3 matches.
• They have not won the last 4 matches.
• 8/10 of their matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in 6/7 matches.
• 5/6 matches ended with more than 4.5 cards.

Minnesota United won the only meeting against St. Louis City SC.

Minnesota United scored 37 goals and conceded 38 goals. They scored an average of 1.3 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 19%. They created an average of 2.3 chances per game and missed an average of 1.5 chances per game. They took an average of 4.7 shots on target per game and an average of 5.7 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and they kept 8 clean sheets.

St. Louis City scored 56 goals and conceded 38 goals. They scored an average of 1.9 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 14%. They created an average of 2.0 chances per game and missed an average of 0.9 chances per game. They took an average of 5.1 shots on target per game and an average of 4.9 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and they kept 8 clean sheets.

• Under 11 Corners at 1.727 Odds
• Home to Score First at 1.65 Odds
• Bongokuhle Hlongwane to Score Anytime at 2.50 Odds