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Houston Dynamo

2–0

xG 1.20–0.51

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Minnesota United

Shell Energy Stadium

Houston · Wed 14 May, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 22,039

xVerdict

HOU deserved this on chance quality. HOU leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. HOU held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
HOU led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 56% of HOU's xG.

HOUMIN
0.52Open play0.02
0.68Set play0.48
0.00Free kicks0.05
0.57Corners0.18
Shot profileFact
HOU took 20 shots for two big chances.
xAnalysis

Nine were blocked.

HOUMIN

Shots

20 – 7

xG / shot

0.06 – 0.07

On target

6 – 1

Inside box

12 – 4

Outside box

8 – 3

Blocked

9 – 2

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

2 – 0

Big missed

0 – 0

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

HOU scored it in the 77'.

First half

  • 40'Yellow, Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas (Foul).
  • 45+1'Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas scores (header).

Second half

  • 64'Bongokuhle Hlongwane on, Sang-bin Jeong off.
  • 65'Robin Lod on, Wil Trapp off.
  • 65'Tani Oluwaseyi on, Ho-yeon Jung  off.
  • 65'Joaquín Pereyra on, Kieran Chandler off.
  • 69'Yellow, Robin Lod (Foul).
  • 72'Sebastian Kowalczyk on, Amine Bassi off.
  • 72'Brooklyn Raines on, Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas off.
  • 77'Felipe Andrade scores (left foot shot).
  • 82'Carlos Harvey on, Jefferson Díaz off.
  • 85'Toyosi Olusanya on, Ezequiel Ponce off.
  • 88'Yellow, Toyosi Olusanya (Foul).
  • 90'Yellow, Júnior Urso (Foul).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 5-4-1Fact
MIN left a back five and two strikers for a 5-4-1.
xAnalysis

They started a back five against HOU's back four.

HOU · 4-2-3-1MIN · 5-4-1

4689102122253031362792022232427283397BartlowArturBassiLingrPonceMcGlynnCabezasDorseyUrsoBondAndradePadelfordJeongYeboahTrappJungDugganGresselTaylorDíazChandlerClair
Player ratingsFact
HOU's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.3–6.6. McGlynn led the card at 8.3.

HOU

21Jack McGlynnMF908.37
36Felipe AndradeDF908.00
4Ethan BartlowDF907.50
9Ondrej LingrMF907.41
22Pablo Antonio Ortiz CabezasDF727.30
30Júnior UrsoMF907.20
6ArturMF907.00
8Amine BassiMF727.03
10Ezequiel PonceFW856.90
25Griffin DorseyDF906.82
31Jonathan BondGK906.80
35Brooklyn RainesMF186.60
12Toyosi OlusanyaFW56.50
27Sebastian KowalczykMF186.40

MIN

23Morris DugganDF906.90
24Julian GresselMF906.91
22Ho-yeon JungMF656.70
97Dayne St. ClairGK906.70
9Kelvin YeboahFW906.71
27D.J. TaylorDF906.60
67Carlos HarveyMF86.60
28Jefferson DíazDF826.60
14Tani OluwaseyiFW256.60
26Joaquín PereyraMF256.51
17Robin LodMF256.41
21Bongokuhle HlongwaneFW266.40
7Sang-bin JeongMF646.30
33Kieran ChandlerDF656.30
2Devin PadelfordDF906.30
20Wil TrappMF656.30
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 1–1.

HOU

  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable

MIN

  • Kipp KellerUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with HOU.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 100–0, HOU to MIN.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
HOU held territory in MIN's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 38% of the night in MIN's third and 27% in HOU's.

HOU thirdMiddleMIN third
27%35%38%
HOUMIN
Match statsFact
HOU had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 68%–32%.

HOUMIN

Possession

68% – 32%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

542 – 258

Lge 461.9

Corners

7 – 5

Lge 4.8

Tackles

13 – 13

Lge 15.4

npxG

1.20 – 0.51