About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Houston Dynamo 2nd with 44 points, Minnesota United 14th with 29, 15 apart. On recent form Minnesota United sit only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.61 goals per team per game, Minnesota United run at 1.5 scored and 1.77 conceded, Houston Dynamo at 1.31 and 1.15.
Minnesota United have been beaten in four straight games, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 5 Minnesota United wins, 3 for Houston Dynamo, 1 draw, at 2.56 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings.
The match takes place at Allianz Field in Saint Paul (capacity 19,400).