Major League Soccer

Aug 31, 2023 at 1.30am UK

Allianz Field

Minnesota Utd
3 - 0
Colorado

Reynoso (18' pen., 18' pen., 28', 28'), Pukki (43', 43')
Taylor (58'), Taylor (58')

FT(HT: 6-0)

Galvan (48'), Galvan (48'), Tavares (64'), Tavares (64'), Wilson (71'), Wilson (71'), Ronan (76'), Ronan (76'), Bombito (79'), Bombito (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Minnesota United

All competitions

Last Game: Minnesota Utd 1-1 Seattle
Sunday, August 27 at 9.30pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Colorado Rapids

All competitions

Last Game: Los Angeles 4-0 Colorado
Thursday, August 24 at 3.30am 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 Minnesota United win with a probability of 64.93%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 15.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Minnesota United win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.27%) and 2-1 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.37%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 0-1 (4.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Minnesota United would win this match.

Result
Minnesota United	Draw	Colorado Rapids
64.93% ( 0.3)	19.84% ( -0.14)	15.23% ( -0.17)

Both teams to score 52.57% (

0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.16% (

0.29)

41.83% (

-0.3)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.76% (

0.3)

64.24% (

-0.3)

Minnesota United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.87% (

0.17)

12.13% (

-0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.29% (

0.36)

37.71% (

-0.37)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.82% (

-0.04)

40.17% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.19% (

-0.03)

76.81% (

0.03)

Score Analysis

Minnesota United 64.91%

Colorado Rapids 15.23%

Draw 19.84%

Minnesota United	Draw	Colorado Rapids
2-0 @ 10.84% 1-0 @ 10.27% ( -0.07) 2-1 @ 9.89% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 7.63% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 6.95% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 4.02% ( 0.06) 4-1 @ 3.67% ( 0.05) 3-2 @ 3.17% ( 0.02) 5-0 @ 1.7% ( 0.03) 4-2 @ 1.67% ( 0.02) 5-1 @ 1.55% ( 0.03) Other @ 3.56% Total : 64.91%	1-1 @ 9.37% ( -0.07) 0-0 @ 4.87% ( -0.07) 2-2 @ 4.51% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 0.96% ( 0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 19.84%	0-1 @ 4.44% ( -0.06) 1-2 @ 4.27% ( -0.04) 0-2 @ 2.03% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 1.37% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.3% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.82% Total : 15.23%