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Minnesota United II vs Whitecaps II: match statistics

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Minnesota United II vs Whitecaps II: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Minnesota United II plays Whitecaps II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game is scheduled for September 13, 2026.

Recent form

Minnesota United II has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Whitecaps II has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Minnesota United II scores 1.40 goals per game and allows 1.44. Whitecaps II scores 1.50 and allows 2.08. Games in this league average 3.32 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 52% of Minnesota United II's games and 73% of Whitecaps II's. The Over 2.5 rates are 48% and 69%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Minnesota United II has the higher season xG average, 1.67 to 1.66 per game. Minnesota United II takes 14.2 shots per game, while Whitecaps II takes 12.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Minnesota United II leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.80 goals per game after halftime. Whitecaps II leads at halftime in 19% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

Minnesota United II's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (9 goals). For Whitecaps II, it is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS Next Pro games average 3.32 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 66% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
1.4Goals scored / game1.5
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
1.44Goals allowed / game2.08
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
49%Average possession49%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
4.48Shots on target / game4.54
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.16Shots per game12.92
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
4.48Shots on target4.54
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
9.9%Shot conversion11.6%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
49%Possession49%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
1.67xG for1.66
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
1.52xG against1.8
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

Shooting quality

Minnesota United II: AttackingWhitecaps II: Balanced
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
Accuracy (shots on target)32%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Minnesota United II is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Minnesota United II · 1.4 pts / game - Whitecaps II

Minnesota United II
LDDWW
Season result split
40% W20% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-10
1.40 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.00Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Whitecaps II
LLWWD
Season result split
27% W15% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-15
0.96 pts / game · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-10
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Whitecaps II is 7% better for: goals scored per game.

1.4 goals / game - Minnesota United II · 1.5 goals / game - Whitecaps II

Minnesota United II is 44% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.44 goals / game - Minnesota United II · 2.08 goals / game - Whitecaps II

Minnesota United II scoring profile: very strong

Minnesota United II scores in 72% of games (18 of 25 meczów), while Whitecaps II keeps a clean sheet in 12% (3 of 26 meczów).

Whitecaps II scoring profile: very strong

Whitecaps II scores in 77% of games (20 of 26 meczów), while Minnesota United II keeps a clean sheet in 24% (6 of 25 meczów).

35Goals scored (season)39
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
36Goals conceded (season)54
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
2.84Average goals per game3.58
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
7Goals scored (last 5)12
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
4Goals conceded (last 5)10
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal77%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
36%2 goals46%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
16%3 goals15%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
12%4 goals8%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal88%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
48%2 goals58%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
16%3 goals35%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
4%4 goals19%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

52%
Minnesota United II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 25 meczów
62%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time31%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
12%BTTS in both halves12%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
24%Scored in both halves19%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS65%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
60%BTTS - last 580%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
48%Min. 2 goals before half-time58%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time62%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Minnesota United II is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.12 pts / game - Minnesota United II · 1 pts / game - Whitecaps II

Minnesota United II - half-time state
24% leading40% draw36% trailing
Whitecaps II - half-time state
19% leading42% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per game (1st half)1
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.62
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
0.84Goals conceded (1st half)0.96
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.58
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
44%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
56%No goal before half-time58%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per game (2nd half)1
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)1.12
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
1.4Average goals (2nd half)2
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
56%Clean sheet after half-time23%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II
48%No goal after half-time46%
Minnesota United IIWhitecaps II

Minnesota United II - second-half results

32% W40% R28% P
28
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Whitecaps II - second-half results

23% W31% R46% P
26
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Minnesota United II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Whitecaps II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game1.01.4
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game2.02.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Minnesota United II
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
7
4
16-30
5
14
31-45
5
4
46-60
9
7
61-75
6
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Whitecaps II
ScoredConceded
6
9
0-15
6
6
16-30
4
10
31-45
7
13
46-60
8
7
61-75
8
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.21
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Minnesota United II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Whitecaps II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Minnesota United IILigaWhitecaps II
Average goals per game 2.843.32 3.58
Both teams scored 52%62% 73%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%66% 69%
Clean sheets 24%21% 12%
Goal before half-time 72%76% 69%
Goal after half-time 72%85% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.32
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.90
Home goals / game
1.42
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Minnesota United II's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Whitecaps II. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Whitecaps II
2 : 1
Minnesota United II
Minnesota United FC II
2 : 3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC II

FAQ

When do Minnesota United II and Whitecaps II play?

Minnesota United II face Whitecaps II on September 13, 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Minnesota United II and Whitecaps II?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Minnesota United II won 0, Whitecaps II won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Minnesota United II vs Whitecaps II?

Minnesota United II score 1.40 goals per game on average and Whitecaps II 1.50. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.32 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Minnesota United II's matches and 73% of Whitecaps II's.

What form are Minnesota United II and Whitecaps II in?

Over the last 5 games Minnesota United II have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Whitecaps II 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Minnesota United II vs Whitecaps II?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.