Loons vs. St. Louis City: Trends for match, projected XI and a prediction
Minnesota United vs St Louis City When p m Saturday Where Allianz Field Stream MLS Season Pass on Apple TV Radio KSTP-AM Weather degrees cloudy mph southeast wind Betting line MNUFC minus- draw plus- St Louis plus- Form A lackluster MNUFC - - points failed to produce a three-game winning streak in its third attempt of the season on Wednesday falling - to th-place Houston Sitting in th with points St Louis - - was booed at home after giving up a two-goal lead in the second half of a - draw with rival Kansas City midweek New matchups Minnesota is - - against St Louis since they joined MLS in including - and - wins last season View Eric Ramsay has put himself under the microscope The second-year head coach s drastic decision to make eight changes to the starting XI at Houston backfired creating a necessity to get back on track using more of a first-choice lineup and getting a home win against a bottom-tier side Stat MNUFC has made a bad habit of dropping points to downtrodden opponents Besides the loss at Houston the Loons have dropped two points in draws against L A Galaxy th in West Kansas City th in West Toronto th in East and Dallas th in West Absences Joseph Rosales suspended and Kipp Keller hamstring are out Owen Gene ankle and Anthony Markanich are questionable Projected XI In a - - formation FW Tani Oluwaseyi FW Kelvin Yeboah MF Joaquin Pereyra MF Robin Lod MF Wil Trapp LWB Anthony Markanich CB Nico Romero CB Michael Boxall CB Carlos Harvey RWB Bongi Hlongwane GK Dayne St Clair Comparison Both teams are dealing with scuffling strikers Kelvin Yeboah hasn t scored since March a lull of seven matches that also came with an ankle injury Joao Klauss hasn t detected the net in five straight MLS games but the Brazilian did convert in the U S Open Cup two weeks ago Prediction The Loons have bounced back from each of this season s previous two losses with a win For as inconsistent as they have been against struggling teams they will stay true to that part of their form Loons victorious at -
