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Minnesota United vs Columbus Crew Live Stream, Predictions
Minnesota United are set to play against Columbus Crew in Saturdayโs MLS clash.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Minnesota United v Columbus Crew match are shown here - as well as the best betting odds.
๐ Form Guide
Minnesota United
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Minnesota United, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 MLS victory over Austin FC.
In that match, Minnesota United had 49% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 10 on target. For Minnesota United, the scorers were Robin Lod (34') and Alejandro Bran (90'). Austin FC had 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Guilherme Biro (94') was the scorer for Austin FC.
Three or more goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Minnesota United have participated. Opposing sides scored 14 of them in these games whereas Minnesota United totted up 11.
Columbus Crew
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Columbus Crew will go into the match following on from a 1-0 MLS win over Atlanta United in their previous game.
In that match, Columbus Crew had 48% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Columbus Crew was Cucho Hernรกndez (27'). For their opponents, Atlanta United had 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
Proving their predisposition for eventful matches, goals have been scored 23 times in the previous six games in which Columbus Crew have taken to the pitch, giving an average of 3.83 goals per clash. Their opponents have hit 9 of those goals. It will be interesting to see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
The previous league contest featuring these sides was MLS match day 5 on 23/09/2020 which ended up with the score at Columbus Crew 2-1 Minnesota United.
That day, Columbus Crew managed 57% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorers were Lucas Zelarayรกn (31') and Pedro Santos (70').
For their opponents, Minnesota United had 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. Robin Lod (88') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Ismail Elfath.
๐ Team News: Minnesota United
The Minnesota United manager Cameron Knowles has zero fitness worries to speak of before this clash thanks to a completely healthy group to choose from.
In all likelihood, Loons may well opt for a 4-3-3 formation featuring Dayne St. Clair, DJ Taylor, Michael Boxall, Miguel Tapias, Joseph Rosales, Robin Lod, Wil Trapp, Hassani Dotson, Sang-bin Jeong, Teemu Pukki and Franco Fragapane.
๐๏ธ Team News: Columbus Crew
Thanks to a mainly full-strength group of players, there is just a single fitness worry for the Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy to be concerned with. Will Sands (Cruciate ligament tear) wonโt be in action.
Weโre of the thinking that The Crew appear most likely to elect for a 3-4-2-1 system, starting the game with Patrick Schulte, Sean Zawadzki, Rudy Camacho, Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Darlington Nagbe, Aidan Morris, Yaw Yeboah, Diego Rossi, Jacen Russell-Rowe and Cucho Hernรกndez.
๐ง Prediction
Our thinking is that Columbus Crew and Minnesota United should end up playing out a closely-fought contest here.
An eventful draw is therefore a real possibility, and we are expecting it to be very tight. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a very even contest with a 2-2 score draw at the end of the 90.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 18:02 02/03/2024
Predicted Lineups
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Minnesota United
Formed: 2015
Stadium: Allianz Field (19,400)
Captain: Wil Trapp
Chairman: Bill McGuire
Manager: Cameron Knowles
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 63 | DWDDW |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 35 | DLLWW |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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