Major League Soccer

May 30, 2024 at 3.45am UK

Banc of California Stadium

Los Angeles
2 - 0
Minnesota Utd

Bouanga (38' pen., 38' pen.), Bogusz (82', 82')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Trapp (36'), Trapp (36'), Adebayo-Smith (80'), Adebayo-Smith (80')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Los Angeles FC

All competitions

Last Game: Atlanta 0-1 Los Angeles
Sunday, May 26 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

Minnesota United

All competitions

Last Game: Colorado 3-3 Minnesota Utd
Sunday, May 26 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 75.9%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for Minnesota United had a probability of 10.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-0 with a probability of 8.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 3-0 (8.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.99%), while for a Minnesota United win it was 1-2 (2.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Los Angeles FC in this match.

Result
Los Angeles FC	Draw	Minnesota United
75.9% ( -0.22)	13.97% ( 0.11)	10.13% ( 0.11)

Both teams to score 59.3% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

74.05% (

-0.2)

25.96% (

0.21)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

53.85% (

-0.26)

46.16% (

0.27)

Los Angeles FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

94.32% (

-0.08)

5.68% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

78.03% (

-0.23)

21.97% (

0.23)

Minnesota United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.87% (

0.04)

37.14% (

-0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.08% (

0.04)

73.92% (

-0.04)

Score Analysis

Los Angeles FC 75.9%

Minnesota United 10.13%

Draw 13.97%

Los Angeles FC	Draw	Minnesota United
2-0 @ 8.68% ( 0.03) 2-1 @ 8.6% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 8.3% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 8.22% ( -0) 1-0 @ 6.05% ( 0.05) 4-0 @ 5.95% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 5.89% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 4.07% ( 0) 5-0 @ 3.41% ( -0.04) 5-1 @ 3.38% ( -0.04) 4-2 @ 2.92% ( -0.01) 5-2 @ 1.67% ( -0.02) 6-0 @ 1.63% ( -0.03) 6-1 @ 1.62% ( -0.02) 4-3 @ 0.96% ( -0) Other @ 4.56% Total : 75.9%	1-1 @ 5.99% ( 0.06) 2-2 @ 4.26% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 2.11% ( 0.03) 3-3 @ 1.34% ( 0) Other @ 0.27% Total : 13.97%	1-2 @ 2.97% ( 0.03) 0-1 @ 2.09% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.41% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 1.04% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 0.98% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.65% Total : 10.13%