Minnesota United picked up a 3-1 win at Vancouver in the first meeting between the sides this season on July 8. Neither team has defeated the other twice in a single season while Minnesota is unbeaten in four home matches against the Whitecaps (W2 D2).
Minnesota United’s 2-0 loss at San Jose on Saturday was its fifth loss in its last six games (D1). This is just the second time in Minnesota’s MLS history that it collected one point in a span of six matches, also doing so in July-September 2018.
The Whitecaps have won three straight matches for the first time since a four-match run in August-September 2021, but all three of those wins came at home. Vancouver is winless in its last seven road games (D4 L3) as only Colorado and San Jose (7 each) have fewer away points than the Whitecaps (10) in 2022.
Emanuel Reynoso (10 goals, 10 assists) is one of three players with double-digit goals and assists this season (H. Mukhtar, C. Vela). Reynoso is the second Minnesota United player to achieve the feat, joining Darwin Quintero, who did so in 2018 (11 goals, 15 assists).
Including his goal and assist on Saturday, Ryan Gauld has been involved in seven of Vancouver’s last 11 goals (4 goals, 3 assists). Gauld has 12 goals and 15 assists since making his MLS debut in August 2021, with those 27 goal contributions even more than any other Whitecaps player in that time.
