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Major League Soccer
Jul 9, 2022 at 3.30am UK
Empire Field
Minnesota United
Vancouver
1 - 3
Minnesota Utd
Cavallini (66')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Hlongwane (71'), Amarilla (84'), Fragapane (88')
Lod (24')

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The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

We said: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Minnesota United

With very little separating the two teams in the league table, this will no doubt be a closely fought encounter between them on Saturday as they both look to gain dominance in the division. Vancouver Whitecaps have the home advantage here though, and they are in stronger form overall as of late, which is something that should lead to them picking up the win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 46.53%. A win for Minnesota United had a probability of 27.47% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (8.52%). The likeliest Minnesota United win was 0-1 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.

Result
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawMinnesota United
46.53% (2.072 2.07) 26% (-0.449 -0.45) 27.47% (-1.625 -1.63)
Both teams to score 50.86% (0.299 0.3)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.01% (0.89 0.89)52.99% (-0.892 -0.89)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.41% (0.752 0.75)74.58% (-0.756 -0.76)
Vancouver Whitecaps Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.24% (1.363 1.36)22.75% (-1.366 -1.37)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.56% (1.982 1.98)56.44% (-1.984 -1.98)
Minnesota United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.84% (-0.79000000000001 -0.79)34.16% (0.787 0.79)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.14% (-0.856 -0.86)70.85% (0.854 0.85)
Score Analysis
    Vancouver Whitecaps 46.52%
    Minnesota United 27.47%
    Draw 25.99%
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawMinnesota United
1-0 @ 11.5% (0.06 0.06)
2-1 @ 9.15% (0.216 0.22)
2-0 @ 8.52% (0.379 0.38)
3-1 @ 4.52% (0.281 0.28)
3-0 @ 4.2% (0.345 0.35)
3-2 @ 2.43% (0.101 0.1)
4-1 @ 1.67% (0.165 0.17)
4-0 @ 1.56% (0.184 0.18)
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 46.52%
1-1 @ 12.35% (-0.21 -0.21)
0-0 @ 7.77% (-0.277 -0.28)
2-2 @ 4.91% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 0.96%
Total : 25.99%
0-1 @ 8.35% (-0.485 -0.48)
1-2 @ 6.64% (-0.256 -0.26)
0-2 @ 4.48% (-0.364 -0.36)
1-3 @ 2.38% (-0.145 -0.15)
2-3 @ 1.76% (-0.034 -0.03)
0-3 @ 1.61% (-0.168 -0.17)
Other @ 2.26%
Total : 27.47%

How you voted: Vancouver vs Minnesota Utd

Vancouver Whitecaps
62.5%
Draw
29.2%
Minnesota United
8.3%
24
Head to Head
Oct 28, 2021 3am
Vancouver
2-1
Minnesota Utd
Boxall (45' og.), White (63')
Jungwirth (38'), Brown (83')
Adi (90+1')
Dotson (84'), Reynoso (90')
Aug 1, 2021 3am
Vancouver
2-2
Minnesota Utd
Dajome (36', 90+4' pen.)
Baldisimo (34'), Ricketts (86'), Bikel (87')
Finlay (45'), Lod (75')
Metanire (45+2'), Taylor (48'), Trapp (55')
May 13, 2021 2am
Minnesota Utd
1-0
Vancouver
Abila (72')
Boxall (29'), Abila (74'), Alonso (90+4')

Gaspar (31'), Alexandre (58'), Cornelius (76')
rhs 2.0
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Tables

Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1New England RevolutionNew England11731189924
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati117311512324
3Nashville SCNashville11533146818
4Atlanta UnitedAtlanta115332018218
5New York City FCNY City114341414015
6Columbus Crew104241912714
7Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia104241513214
8DC United114251515014
9Orlando City104241012-214
10Inter MiamiInter Miami104061011-112
11Toronto112631315-212
12Charlotte FCCharlotte FC113351321-812
13CF MontrealMontreal10406917-812
14Chicago Fire102531316-311
15New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls11164711-49

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1St Louis City1162322121020
2Seattle SoundersSeattle11623189920
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles9531178918
4San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes115331514118
5Dallas114431211116
6Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver10352149514
7Houston DynamoHouston9423108214
8Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd103341011-112
9Portland TimbersPortland113351518-312
10Colorado RapidsColorado11263912-312
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake103251017-711
12Austin FCAustin102441016-610
13Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy10136817-96
14Sporting Kansas CityKansas11137516-116

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