Match Report
Before the match
nine goals for and 14 against accompanied Minnesota United FC's two draws and three defeats across five outings, a winless run. A 2-2 draw away to Colorado Rapids (15 October) was their most recent result.
Colorado Rapids hosted Minnesota United FC (Major League Soccer) on 15 October. For Minnesota United FC, the score was 2-2: two goals scored, two allowed. 2-2 was Minnesota United FC's result against Houston Dynamo on 11 October (Major League Soccer), playing at home; Minnesota United FC drew, with two scored to two conceded. The 27 September fixture (Major League Soccer) paired Minnesota United FC with Seattle Sounders. Minnesota United FC lost 1-3 away from home, netting one goal while conceding three. Playing at home against Los Angeles Galaxy (Major League Soccer), Minnesota United FC finished 2-3 on 20 September. Their score comprised two goals, against three from the opposition. 13 September: Minnesota United FC lost 2-4 against St. Louis City away from home in Major League Soccer, scoring two goals and allowing four.
St. Louis City were unbeaten in their last five games, with four wins and one draw, scoring 16 goals and conceding five. A 0-0 draw at home to Vancouver Whitecaps (15 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 6-2 at home to Los Angeles Galaxy on 11 October.
St. Louis City's at home game on 15 October (Major League Soccer) ended 0-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps, with zero goals for and zero against. On 11 October, Los Angeles Galaxy faced St. Louis City in Major League Soccer: St. Louis City won 6-2 at home, having scored six and conceded two. Major League Soccer, 30 September brought an away meeting with New York Red Bulls; St. Louis City won 3-0, a return of three goals scored and zero conceded. St. Louis City hosted Toronto FC on 20 September (Major League Soccer) and won 3-1; their goals totalled three, compared with one conceded. Minnesota United FC travelled to face St. Louis City (Major League Soccer) on 13 September. For St. Louis City, the score was 4-2: four goals scored, two allowed.
Previous meetings in our records: a 4-2 home win for St. Louis City on 13 September and a 2-1 away win for Minnesota United FC on 27 July 2025.
After the match
Minnesota United FC edged past St. Louis City 3-2 at Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota on 17 October 2026. Rafael Navarro Leal opened the scoring inside the first 4 minutes for St. Louis City to make it 1-0. Sang-bin Jung added to the tally inside the first 10 minutes for St. Louis City, set up by Rafael Navarro Leal, to make it 2-0. Aziel Jackson pulled one back 49 minutes into the game for Minnesota United FC, set up by Kelvin Yeboah, to make it 1-2. Kelvin Yeboah levelled it 68 minutes into the game for Minnesota United FC, set up by Mauricio González Carabalí, to make it 2-2. Marcus Caldeira put Minnesota United FC in front late on, in the 86th minute, set up by Joaquín Pereyra, to make it 3-2. Aziel Jackson (24'), Miguel Perez (26'), Sang-bin Jung (51') and Jefferson Abel Díaz Beleño (90') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make St. Louis City clearly the stronger side, by 123 rating points over Minnesota United FC, even though it was Minnesota United FC who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Minnesota United FC only a 28.8% chance in this pairing, less than one in three. Expected goals put the gap at 2.53 to 1.23. The card tally for Minnesota United FC was two yellow cards. four changes were recorded for Minnesota United FC. St. Louis City: two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for St. Louis City. Across the goals, the lead switched one time. After trailing, Minnesota United FC secured the win.