This will be the fourth meeting between Austin FC and Minnesota United, with the Loons winning the last two after Austin won the first meeting. Minnesota won the last encounter, 1-0 at Q2 Stadium, Austin’s only defeat in their last eight home matches.
Following its 2-2 draw with San Jose on Saturday, Austin is up to 13 goals scored in 2022. Austin didn’t reach the 13-goal mark until its 16th match in 2021, a 3-2 win over Houston in August.
Minnesota United’s unbeaten start to the season ended with a 2-1 home loss to Seattle on Saturday. The Loons have just one losing streak in their last 36 MLS matches (including playoffs), losing to Seattle and Sporting Kansas City last September.
Sebastián Driussi has six goal contributions this season (4 goals, 2 assists), tied for the league lead in 2022. Last season, only four Austin FC players reached six goal contributions for the season, including Driussi (5 goals, 5 assists).
Emanuel Reynoso scored Minnesota’s lone goal on Saturday from the penalty spot, ending a run of six straight appearances without a goal contribution, including last year’s playoffs. That run was the longest of Reynoso’s MLS career as he had previously not gone more than four straight games without a goal or an assist.
