Another three game week heading for round three, yet the Boys in Blue are feeling healthy as they head to the Land of 10,000 Lakes to take on the Loons of Minnesota United FC.
The good news: Jesus is back! And after hearing Dome’s press conference post 2-0 dismantling of the Chicago Fire on Wednesday evening, it sounds like he could be in line to attack the turf at the TCF Stadium.
Road Blues, see you Saturday.
NEW YORK CITY FC
- OUT: M - Yangel Herrera (Ankle)
- OUT: D - Cedric Hountondji (Hamstring)
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
- OUT: M - Sam Cronin (cervicogenic dysfunction)
- OUT: M - Kevin Molino (torn left ACL 3/10, out for season) - READ
- OUT: M - Ethan Finlay (torn ACL 4/22, out indefinitely) - READ
- QUESTIONABLE: D – Jerome Thiesson (right ankle injury)
- QUESTIONABLE: F – Romario Ibarra (hamstring injury)
KEY STATS
- New York City won the only previous MLS matchup between the two sides – 3-1 at Yankee Stadium in June 2017.
- Minnesota’s 3-2 win over Portland snapped a seven-game winless run in league play. They averaged just 1.0 goals per game in that time.
- NYCFC snapped a six-game winless run (3L-3D) with their 2-0 win over Chicago on Wednesday. The Cityzens failed to score multiple goals once during their winless run.
- Minnesota has won just one penalty this season. Since 2010, only nine teams have finished a MLS campaign with one-or-fewer penalties won.
- 54% of New York City FC’s goals have been left-footed. No other team has scored more than 46% of their goals with the left foot.
- Minnesota United has conceded 32 goals in the second half of games this season, the fifth most of any club. NYCFC has conceded 39 total goals in league play in 2018.
- Maxi Moralez is the seventh player since 2010 to create 100+ chances in a single season.
- 10 of Darwin Quintero’s 12 assists this season have come since July 1st. Only five other players have tallied more than seven assists in that time.
- Wednesday was Maxime Chanot’s third game this season with 10+ clearances. Only three players have more such games.
- Ramus Schüller is winning 3.8 tackles per 90 this season. Only two other players are averaging more than 3.0 (min. 1,000 minutes played.
