Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Vancouver Whitecaps (1st, 46 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Minnesota United (12th, 29 pts). Recent form told a different story for Minnesota United: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Minnesota United were scoring 1.48 and conceding 1.72, Vancouver Whitecaps 2.21 and 0.96, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Minnesota United were winless in 5.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 1 for Minnesota United, 5 for Vancouver Whitecaps and 2 drawn, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Allianz Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,400. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Minnesota United 36% · Vancouver Whitecaps 64% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 5-2