Minnesota United and Real Salt Lake finally get the nod to face each other for the first time since the new season began. The game is set to be played at the Allianz Field, home to Minnesota United. Both clubs have had a good run since the start of the campaign and there's a lot of promise on both clubs.
Minnesota United's last 5 league results were: WDWWL and Real Salt Lake's were: DWLWW.
On the table, Real Salt Lake are in 3rd place on the Western Conference table with 10 points in 6 games while Real Salt Lake are in 4th with 10 points in 5 games.
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Minnesota United suffered their first defeat against Philadelphia Union in their last game. They had been on a good run until that point and they had 3 wins and 1 draw in the 4 games prior to the defeat.
Minnesota United played against Philadelphia Union away from home and the result was a 2-0 defeat at the end. Philadelphia got both goals in both halves and there wasn't much of an opportunity for Minnesota to fight back. According to the stats, Minnesota United had 53% possession, 5 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also managed to create 1 big chance throughout the game.
The last result is not a red flag for Minnesota United just yet and there's still a lot of support around the team to bounce back in this upcoming match.
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake are also among one of the good teams in the league this season despite the setbacks they have suffered. They had lost twice in 6 games this season and won 3.
Real Salt Lake are currently on a winning run in their last 2 league games and their most recent win was against St. Louis City SC last week.
Salt Lake entertained St. Louis City on their home ground last week and they won 3-1 at the end. St. Louis City had gotten the opening goal in the first half and Salt Lake struggled to get back until the 70th minute when Cristian Arango scored the equalizer. And in the 84th and 91st minute, he completed his hat trick and the game was won. According to stats, Salt Lake had 56% possession, 4 shots on target and 11 corners. They also created 4 big chances and missed 2 of them.
Salt Lake are surely going to be a stubborn nut to crack in the upcoming game and there's even a chance they might win it.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, both clubs have played 18 matches against each other. Minnesota United won 6 matches, Real Salt Lake won 3 and 9 matches ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Minnesota United against Real Salt Lake is a top game no doubt and neither side will want to lose this one. Both clubs look equally matched and highly motivated to go all out and get a win.
The h2h streak shows Salt Lake are unbeaten in the last 3 and Minnesota United are without a clean sheet in the last 4. Both teams scored in 5 of the last 7 meetings and 7 of the last 8 games ended with less than 10.5 corners.
- Both Teams to Score at 1.6 Odds
- Both Teams to Score at 1.6 Odds
- Correct Score 2-2 at 12.00 Odds