Minnesota United vs. Austin FC Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 6/23/21
Austin FC will be trying to pick up their third road win of the year when they face Minnesota United on Wednesday night. Austin FC is coming off a 0-0 draw against San Jose. Minnesota United is coming off a 1-1 draw against Dallas.
Austin FC won the only meeting between the two teams.
Minnesota United Trying To Extend Unbeaten Run
Minnesota got off to a poor start this season, losing their first four games. They have turned things around since then and they’re unbeaten in their last four games, with two wins and two draws. They will try to extend their streak to five games with a win over Austin FC.
Minnesota isn’t very good offensively, but they have improved in recent games with four goals in their last five games. Robin Lod, who leads the team in scoring is representing Finland in Euro 2020 and won’t be available for this game.
Defensively, Minnesota gave up 10 goals in their first four games, but they did a great job in their last four games, giving up just two goals. They gave up a goal in their last game and will need to keep playing well on defense if they want to get the win.
Austin FC Going For Second Consecutive Win Over Minnesota
Austin FC picked up a 1-0 lead when they faced Minnesota earlier in the season. They lost three of their last six games and will try to get back in the win column when they face Minnesota on Wednesday.
Austin FC looked good offensively earlier in the season, but they’ve had trouble scoring in recent games, with one goal in their last five games.
Cecilio Domínguez leads the team with three goals, while Jared Stroud leads the team with two assists.
Austin has done well defensively, giving up nine goals in nine games. They gave up one goal in their last three games and will need to keep it up if they want to win this game.
Side: Draw +270
Both teams have struggled to score this season and managed only one goal between them when they met in May. Even though Minnesota has improved since then, they are still not very good offensively and don’t have their leading scorer, so expect them to struggle against a defense that gave up one goal in their last three games. With Austin managing only one goal in their last five games, it is safe to say they will also have a hard time scoring against Minnesota, which makes a draw make sense in this situation.
Total: Under 2.5
Minnesota has scored a goal in four straight games, but they have scored more than one goal in a game only once this season. Even though Austin is giving up a goal per game, they gave up 0.5 goals per game in their last four games and won’t give up more than one goal in this game. Austin is averaging 0.66 goals per game, but they have only one goal in their last five games. They are facing a team that is giving up .75 goals per game at home and won’t score enough goals to push the score over the total.
