NEW YORK CITY v MINNESOTA UNITED
Thursday 29th June 2017 – Kickoff: 1930hrs
Football – USA – MLS Betting Tips
It’s East versus West up next with Eastern Conference side New York City taking on Western Conference strugglers, Minnesota United at the Yankee Stadium, as the hosts chase a fourth consecutive win in the MLS.
Following recent wins over Philadelphia Union, Seattle Sounders and cross-town rivals, New York Red Bulls, New York City are now in third position in the Eastern Conference, and another victory this evening would see them reduce the gap on second placed Chicago Fire to just a single point.
New York city also possess a pretty solid home record which stands at 5-2-1 17/9 which includes having won three of their last four on home turf, along with a draw against New England. Watch out for that wily operator up front, David Villa (10 goals) who still possesses quality and scores goals.
Visitors Minnesota United head into this clash against New York on the back of a 3-2 win over Portland Timbers and a point in a 2-2 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps, but it should be taken into account that these recent improved results were both recorded at their National Sports Center Stadium.
Prior to those back-to-back home matches, Minnesota had suffered back-to-back defeats away from home at Sporting Kansas and Real Salt Lake, and Minnesota’s form on their travels has been pretty poor in recent times.
Five defeats from their last six on the road underlines the problems they’ve had, as does their overall away record which reflects their away troubles with stats of 0-2-6 9/23.
In addition, Minnesota have failed to keep a single clean sheet all season away from home, and indeed, they’ve conceded 2 goals or more in 7 of their 8 matches to date.
Pick: New York City AH-1 @ 1.69 Bet Victor
