Minnesota has won all three of its matches against FC Cincinnati in MLS play, including a club record 7-1 victory in June 2019. That win remains the most goals Minnesota has scored, and the largest margin of victory Minnesota has recorded in a match in its MLS history.
Minnesota United returns home following a 2-0 loss at LAFC on Sunday, where its won three of their last four matches (L1). The Loons have been particularly good at home against Eastern foes, losing only one of their last 14 home matches against teams from the East (W10 D3) dating back to May 2018.
With consecutive wins over Toronto, FC Cincinnati is on its sixth two-match winning streak in MLS play. Cincinnati has never won three straight league matches, recording three losses and two draws in their first five attempts a three-game streak.
Emanuel Reynoso has won 155 fouls since joining MLS in September 2020, only Eric Remedi (161) has won more in that time. Fifty of those were won in the attacking third, more than any other player in MLS since Reynoso debuted in the league.
Calvin Harris scored just 79 seconds into Cincinnati’s win over Toronto on Wednesday. It was the fourth time Cincinnati scored in the first two minutes of a match, tied with Seattle for most of any MLS team since Cincinnati joined MLS in 2019.
