Minnesota United vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction: Minnesota won’t lose just yet

Minnesota United deserves applause for having a very good start to the campaign, after 2 wins and 1 draw in the first 3 matches so far. In this match, they go head-to-head against a horrible Vancouver Whitecaps team. The Whitecaps are still searching for a first win in this campaign and they hope they can break the jinx in this match. Minnesota have lost 2 and drawn 2 in all 4 MSL matches so far. However, they progressed in the CONCACAF Champions league after a brilliant 5-0 win against Real CD Espana in the first leg.

Minnesota United found a way to silent the doubters with such a brilliant start to the season. They were completely horrible during the pre-season and many thought they will follow along the same lines in the season, but Minnesota have won 2 matches and drawn 1 in 3 matches. In their last 5 matches, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 loses.

Minnesota United beat Colorado Rapids 2-1 in their last game. Luis Amarilla equalised from the spot to draw Minnesota United level in the 54th minute. And then Miguel Tapias won the match in the 82nd minute. Minnesota were poor in that match based on statistics with only 39% possession, 2 shots on target and 3 corner kicks at the end of 90 minutes.

Minnesota United are 5th in the western conference, with 7 points from 3 matches.

Team Streaks:- no losses (3), less than 2.5 goals (5/7), first to concede (6/8), less than 4.5 cards (9/10).

Vancouver’s best performance this season was definitely the 5-0 win against Real CD Espana in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage first leg. Besides that match, they have been really poor through and through. In their last 4 matches this season, they had 2 losses and 2 draws. They lost 2-1 against Real Salt Lake on opening day and then by the same scoreline against San Jose Earthquakes. They later played a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas and LA Galaxy in their last match.

In the match against LA Galaxy, Tristan Blakcmon opened the scoring for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 14th minute before kelvin Leerdam scored to bring the game level in the 49th minute. The game remained that way until the end of the match. Whitecaps had 42% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corner kicks by the end of 90 minutes.

Vancouver Whitecaps are in 11th spot in the western conference, with 2 points from 4 matches.

Team Streaks: - no wins (3), without clean sheet (3), both teams scoring (5/6), first to score (6/7).

Both clubs have played 15 matches against each other throughout history. Vancouver Whitecaps have 6 wins, while Minnesota United have 5 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• Vancouver Whitecaps opened scoring in 4/5 meetings.
• Less than 4.5 cards were shown in 4/5 meetings.

Minnesota United are one of the in-form teams in the league currently and I think they will maintain that for some time. Coming up against a very weak side should make this an easy day in the office for Minnesota United. I expect them to be all over the pitch fighting for all 3 points in this match.

• Bet on Home or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on More than 2.5 Goals at 1.74 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 3-0 at 8.5 Odds