New York City vs Minnesota United Prediction: Back on a Goal Exchange

Minnesota United will go to battle with New York City when they face each other at the Yankee Stadium for the MLS League. With the woes of the Leagues Cup behind them, both clubs will be hoping for a fresh start with a win in the league. New York City made it to the Round of 32, while Minnesota United got to the Quarterfinals. New York City lost 1-0 to the Red Bulls, while Minnesota United lost to Nashville SC.

The MLS table currently has Minnesota United in 20th, with 28 points from 22 matches, after they recorded 7 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats. While New York City are 25th with 26 points from 24 matches, after 5 wins, 11 draws and 8 defeats.

New York City were left disappointed after they failed to score a single goal in their Leagues Cup match against The Red Bulls. They conceded the only goal from the spot in the 31st minute and all efforts to pull off a draw failed, so they crashed out of the tournament. In the tournament they had 1 win and 2 defeats and scored 6 goals and conceded 2 goals.

Prior to the Leagues Cup, they were on a poor run in the MLS and their last game ended in a 2-1 defeat to Philadelphia Union. Jose Martinez and Chris Donovan both scored in both halves of that game and Andres Jasson scored a late goal for New York City to reduce the deficit to just 1 goal. Statistics of the game showed New York City had 56% possession, 3 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

New York City’s last 5 MLS games ended in just 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Their win came against CF Montreal, and they played a draw against Portland Timbers, Charlotte FC and Columbus Crew, all 1-1. And then they lost 2-1 to Philadelphia Union.

Their last 5 home games in the MLS ended in 3 draws and 2 defeats. They are currently unbeaten in their last 3 games at home as they played a draw against New England Revolution, Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC.

Streak: Less than 2.5 goals (6/8), less than 4.5 cards (6/8), less than 10.5 corners (6/6).

Minnesota United will need a morale boost to recover from the 5-0 humiliation they suffered at the hands of Nashville SC at the Leagues Cup. They had a good run earlier in the tournament, winning 2 games, losing just 1 and drawing 1 before the defeat to Nashville SC.

In that defeat, Minnesota United had DJ Taylor sent off in the 34th minute and it did not take long for the goals to start coming in. Nashville SC scored two goals in the 39th and 44th minute from Shaq Moore and Teal Bunbury. And in the second half, Nashville added 3 more goals from Alex Muyl (50’), Sam Surridge (53’) and Hany Mukhtar (59’).

Prior to the Leagues Cup, Minnesota United played a 1-1 draw against Los Angeles FC at home. Carlos Vela put LAFC ahead in the 21st minute, but Emmanuel Reyoso scored the equalizer in the 24th minute and the game dragged on until the final whistle. Minnesota United had 50% possession, 3 shots on target and 11 corner kicks in that game.

Their last 5 MLS games ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They won matches against Portland Timbers (4-1), Houston Dynamo (3-0), while they held Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC to a draw (2-2) and (1-1) respectively. And then they lost 4-1 to Austin FC. And their last 5 away games ended in 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw.

Streak: Without a clean sheet (4), more than 2.5 goals (5/5), first to score (4/5)

New York City and Minnesota United have played 6 matches against each other in the past. Minnesota United have 3 wins, while New York City have 2 wins and 1 game ended in a draw.

• Minnesota United scored first in 5/6 matches against New York City

Analysis of New York City shows they have scored 25 goals and conceded 30 goals in 24 matches this season. They scored an average of 1.0 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 9%. They take an average of 11.5 shots per game and 4.4 of those were on target. They also managed an average of 4.2 corners per game and retained 53.0% possession. They have conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and currently have 4 clean sheets.

Analysis of Minnesota United shows they have scored 26 goals and conceded 30 goals in 22 matches this season. They scored an average of 1.2 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 9%. They take an average of 13.0 shots per game and 4.3 of those were on target. They also managed an average of 5.3 corners per game and retained 45.4% possession. They have conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game and currently have 6 clean sheets.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.81 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.71 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.90 Odds