Minnesota United will come up against Los Angeles Galaxy in Thursday’s forthcoming MLS clash.
All Minnesota United v Los Angeles Galaxy game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Minnesota United
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Minnesota United will be wanting a better result here following a 3-1 MLS defeat in their last game at the hands of Seattle Sounders FC.
In that match, Minnesota United had 42% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Minnesota United was Robin Lod (34'). For their opponents, Seattle Sounders FC had 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Raúl Ruidíaz (50'), Cristian Roldan (74') and Nicolás Lodeiro (94') scored for Seattle Sounders FC.
Adrian Heath's Minnesota United have hit the target 8 times in their past six outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that they have conceded in that same time stands at 7.
Los Angeles Galaxy
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to FC Dallas in MLS action, Los Angeles Galaxy will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Los Angeles Galaxy managed 60% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy was Douglas Costa (67'). FC Dallas got 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Jesús Ferreira (11', 23') and Paul Arriola (20') scored for FC Dallas.
Greg Vanney's Los Angeles Galaxy have fired home 7 times in the course of their previous six matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during those same clashes comes to 6.
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Head to head
A glance at their past head to head meetings dating back to 17/03/2019 tells us that Minnesota United have won 1 of them and Los Angeles Galaxy 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.
18 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 9 of them for Loons and 9 created by The Galactics. That’s an average goals per game of 3.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was MLS match day 46 on 07/11/2021 which finished with the scoreline of Los Angeles Galaxy 3-3 Minnesota United.
In that game, Los Angeles Galaxy managed 59% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. The scorers were Sebastian Lletget (45'), Javier Hernández (51', 75') and Julian Araujo (62' Own goal).
Minnesota United had 21 shots on goal with 3 on target. Adrien Hunou (22') and Robin Lod (34') scored.
The match was refereed by Kevin Stott.
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Team News: Minnesota United
Patrick Weah (Knee Injury) and Hassani Dotson (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) will be missing for Minnesota United gaffer Adrian Heath.
It seems likely that Loons should kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, utilising Dayne St. Clair, DJ Taylor, Michael Boxall, Bakaye Dibassy, Kemar Lawrence, Wil Trapp, Kervin Arriaga, Franco Fragapane, Emanuel Reynoso, Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Robin Lod.
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Team News: Los Angeles Galaxy
From a largely healthy group of players, there’s only the one fitness problem for the Los Angeles Galaxy boss Greg Vanney to be concerned with. Adam Saldaña (Ankle Injury) misses out for this game.
We are inclined to think that The Galactics might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system with a starting lineup of Jonathan Bond, Julian Araujo, Sega Coulibaly, Derrick Williams, Chase Gasper, Rayan Raveloson, Marco Delgado, Douglas Costa, Efrain Álvarez, Kévin Cabral and Javier Hernandez.
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Prediction
For this match, we think that Los Angeles Galaxy should have enough to find the back of the net against this Minnesota United side, although it might not quite be as many as they will have scored against them.
Our selection here is for a 2-1 winning margin for Minnesota United when all is said and done. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
23:55 14/05/2022
🏟️ Team Focus:
Minnesota United
Formed: 2015
Stadium: Allianz Field (19,400)
Captain: Michael Boxall
Chairman: Dr. Bill McGuire
Manager: Adrian Heath
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference), Open Cup (Round of 16)