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Minnesota United will host St. Louis City at the Allianz Field on Sunday in the final round of the 2024 MLS regular season campaign. The home side are enjoying a strong finish to their season as they sit seventh in the Western Conference with 49 points and will advance directly to the playoffs with a win on Sunday while a draw could also suffice.
They picked up a narrow but well-deserved 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps in a crucial game a fortnight ago with Hassani Dotson scoring the sole goal of the game from the spot in the first half to place the Loons in the driving seat ahead of closing day.
St. Louis City are also playing well at the moment although they have nothing left to play for. They picked up a clinical 3-0 victory over Houston Dynamo in their last match, with Simon Becher scoring a brace before Jakob Nerwinski came off the bench to wrap up the points in additional time with his first goal since August 2021.
The visitors sit 12th in the Western Conference with 37 points and will be looking to end their season on a winning note.
Minnesota United vs St. Louis City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been just three meetings between Minnesota and St. Louis. The home side have won two of those matches while the visitors have won the other.
- St. Louis are without a clean sheet in all three of their games in this fixture.
- The Loons have picked up 22 points on home turf in the league this season. Only San Jose Earthquakes (13) have managed fewer in the Western Conference.
- Minnesota have kept four straight clean sheets in the league after managing just one in their previous 21 league matches.
Minnesota United vs St. Louis City Prediction
Minnesota are on a four-game unbeaten streak and have lost just one of their last seven matches. They beat Colorado 3-0 in their last home game to end a run of back-to-back defeats at the Allianz Field and will be looking to build on that this weekend.
St. Louis City have won three of their last four MLS matches after winning just one of their previous eight in the competition. They have, however, won just once on the road in the league all season and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Minnesota United 2-1 St. Louis City
Minnesota United vs St. Louis City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Minnesota to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Nine of the visitors' last 10 matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in eight of the visitors' last 10 matchups)
