United States - MLS Next ProData current as of 18 September 2026

Minnesota United II vs Los Angeles II: match statistics

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Minnesota United II vs Los Angeles II: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Minnesota United II play Los Angeles II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The match date is 20 September 2026.

Current form

Minnesota United II: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Los Angeles II: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Minnesota United II scores 1.48 and concedes 1.37 goals per match. Los Angeles II scores 1.78 and concedes 1.67. League average: 3.33 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Minnesota United II 52%, Los Angeles II 74%. Over 2.5: Minnesota United II 48%, Los Angeles II 70%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

Los Angeles II has higher xG: 1.80 vs 1.71. Minnesota United II: 14.6 shots per match, Los Angeles II: 14.7.

Match halves

Minnesota United II: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.78. Los Angeles II: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.93.

Goals by minute

Minnesota United II: 16-30 (10 goals). Los Angeles II: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS Next Pro: 3.33 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
1.48Goals scored / match1.78
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
1.37Goals conceded / match1.67
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
50%Average possession53%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
4.78Shots on target / match5.59
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.59Shots per match14.74
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
4.78Shots on target5.59
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
10.2%Shot conversion12.1%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
50%Possession53%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
1.71xG for1.8
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
1.51xG against1.52
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

Shooting quality

Minnesota United II: AttackingLos Angeles II: Attacking
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
Accuracy (shots on target)33%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.32

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Minnesota United II is 57% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Minnesota United II · 1.4 pts / match - Los Angeles II

Minnesota United II
DWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
41% W22% D37% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-10
1.44 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DLDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.23Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Los Angeles II
WLLDW
Season result split
41% W33% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-9-7
1.56 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-5-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 100%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.

Los Angeles II is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.48 goals / match - Minnesota United II · 1.78 goals / match - Los Angeles II

Minnesota United II is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.37 goals / match - Minnesota United II · 1.67 goals / match - Los Angeles II

Minnesota United II scoring profile: very strong

Minnesota United II scores in 70% of matches (19 of 27 matches), while Los Angeles II keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 27 matches).

Los Angeles II scoring profile: very strong

Los Angeles II scores in 81% of matches (22 of 27 matches), while Minnesota United II keeps a clean sheet in 26% (7 of 27 matches).

40Goals scored (season)48
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
37Goals conceded (season)45
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
2.85Average goals in match3.44
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
10Goals scored (last 5)11
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
2Goals conceded (last 5)10
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal81%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
37%2 goals59%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
19%3 goals26%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
15%4 goals7%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal85%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
44%2 goals52%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
15%3 goals19%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
4%4 goals11%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
Minnesota United II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 27 matches
63%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time37%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
11%BTTS in both halves4%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
26%Scored in both halves30%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
40%BTTS - last 5100%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
48%Min. 2 goals before half-time56%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time30%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time59%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Los Angeles II is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.19 pts / match - Minnesota United II · 1.26 pts / match - Los Angeles II

Minnesota United II - half-time state
26% leading41% draw33% trailing
Los Angeles II - half-time state
33% leading26% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.19Points per match (1st half)1.26
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.85
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0.89
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
1.48Average goals (1st half)1.74
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
48%Clean sheet before half-time37%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
56%No goal before half-time41%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.52
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)0.78
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
1.37Average goals (2nd half)1.7
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
56%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II
48%No goal after half-time48%
Minnesota United IILos Angeles II

Minnesota United II - second-half results

30% W44% D26% L
32
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding158%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Los Angeles II - second-half results

41% W30% D30% L
34
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Minnesota United II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+4+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Los Angeles II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match1.40.8
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match2.41.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals100%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+2-1
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: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Minnesota United II
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
10
4
16-30
5
14
31-45
5
5
46-60
9
7
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Los Angeles II
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
10
13
16-30
6
5
31-45
6
5
46-60
8
7
61-75
11
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.15
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Minnesota United II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Los Angeles II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 IILigaLos Angeles II
Average goals in match 2.853.33 3.44
Both teams scored 52%63% 74%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%66% 70%
Clean sheets 26%21% 15%
Goal before half-time 70%76% 85%
Goal after half-time 70%85% 74%

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

3.33
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.91
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Minnesota United II 0 - 0 - 2 Los Angeles II. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Los Angeles II
1 : 0
Minnesota United II
Los Angeles Football Club 2
1 : 0
Minnesota United FC II

FAQ

When do Minnesota United II and Los Angeles II play?

Minnesota United II face Los Angeles II on 20 September 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 Los Angeles II?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Minnesota United II won 0, Los Angeles II won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Minnesota United II score 1.48 goals per game on average and Los Angeles II 1.78. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Minnesota United II's matches and 74% of Los Angeles II's.

What form are Minnesota United II and Los Angeles II in?

Over the last 5 games Minnesota United II have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Los Angeles II 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

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