Major League Soccer

May 19, 2022 at 1am UK

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Minnesota Utd
1 - 1
LA Galaxy

Lod (87')
Boxall (35'), Arriaga (41')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Kljestan (83' pen.)
Raveloson (2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Minnesota United and Los Angeles Galaxy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Minnesota United

Last Six:

Last Game: Minnesota Utd 0-1 NY City
Sunday, May 29 at 1am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: New England vs. Minnesota Utd
Monday, June 20 at 1am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Colorado Rapids	14	2	18
5	Minnesota United	14	0	18
6	Houston Dynamo	14	-2	18

Los Angeles Galaxy

Last Six:

Last Game: LA Galaxy 4-1 Austin
Sunday, May 29 at 11pm in Major League Soccer

Next Game: LA Galaxy vs. Portland
Saturday, June 18 at 10pm in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Real Salt Lake	15	-1	25
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	14	1	23
4	Colorado Rapids	14	2	18

We said: Minnesota United 1-3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Despite their disappointing defeat last time out, there is plenty of quality in this Los Angeles Galaxy side, and we back them to outclass their hosts on Thursday. Minnesota United find themselves struggling for form in the MLS, and we predict their wait for a return to winning ways continuing. 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 Minnesota United win with a probability of 42.81%. A win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 31.37% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Minnesota United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.91%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Los Angeles Galaxy win was 0-1 (8.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood.

Result
Minnesota United	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
42.81% ( 1.41)	25.81% ( 0.27)	31.37% ( -1.68)

Both teams to score 53.68% (

-1.52)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.63% (

-1.69)

50.36% (

1.69)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.69% (

-1.52)

72.3% (

1.52)

Minnesota United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.62% (

-0.05)

23.38% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.64% (

-0.07)

57.36% (

0.07)

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.06% (

-1.93)

29.94% (

1.93)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.96% (

-2.4)

66.04% (

2.4)

Score Analysis

Minnesota United 42.81%

Los Angeles Galaxy 31.37%

Draw 25.81%

Minnesota United	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
1-0 @ 10.17% ( 0.66) 2-1 @ 8.91% ( 0.11) 2-0 @ 7.39% ( 0.47) 3-1 @ 4.32% ( 0.05) 3-0 @ 3.58% ( 0.22) 3-2 @ 2.6% ( -0.12) 4-1 @ 1.57% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 1.3% ( 0.08) 4-2 @ 0.95% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.02% Total : 42.81%	1-1 @ 12.26% ( 0.16) 0-0 @ 7% ( 0.47) 2-2 @ 5.38% ( -0.23) 3-3 @ 1.05% ( -0.11) Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.81%	0-1 @ 8.44% ( 0.13) 1-2 @ 7.4% ( -0.31) 0-2 @ 5.09% ( -0.2) 1-3 @ 2.97% ( -0.29) 2-3 @ 2.16% ( -0.22) 0-3 @ 2.05% ( -0.2) Other @ 3.26% Total : 31.37%