This will be the first meeting between Minnesota United and New York City FC in over three years, since a 3-3 draw in April 2019. Each team recorded a home win in the first two meetings, with NYCFC doing so in 2017 and Minnesota United in 2018.
Minnesota United ended a four-match winless run (D1 L3) with a 2-1 victory at Dallas on Sunday. The Loons have won two straight matches seven times since the start of last season, as 14 of the club’s previous 17 wins before the one on Sunday have been in pairs.’
No team has been better than New York City since they were eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League on April 13. NYCFC has 19 of a possible 21 points (W6 D1) in that span, six more than any other MLS team.
Robin Lod, who scored Minnesota United’s first goal on Sunday, has found the net in three straight MLS matches. Lod is the third player in Minnesota United history to score in three straight MLS matches after Kevin Molino (3x) and Darwin Quintero, though no Loons player has done so in four straight.
New York City FC has kept a clean sheet in a club record five straight MLS matches. Only two teams have gone on a longer run of games without conceding within a single regular season, as Houston did so in seven straight games in 2007 and Kansas City kept six straight clean sheets in 2000.
