Real Monarchs vs Minnesota 2Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Real Monarchs and Minnesota United II arrive at Zions Bank Stadium with the same record, 10 wins and 12 defeats from 22 games, yet four points apart in the table: the hosts are eleventh on 26 points, the visitors ninth on 30. The goal columns describe two sides that give away more than they build. Real Monarchs have scored 31 and conceded 42, with seven wins and four losses at home and a home balance that still reads red, 19 scored and 20 conceded. Minnesota United II stop at 30 goals for and 35 against, with six wins and five losses in front of their own crowd and a thin four-seven return away, where they have found the net just 12 times in eleven trips. Neither side is in form: the hosts have a single win in their last five, the visitors one win and one shootout success in their last six, with four defeats alongside. Scoring across the competition runs at 3.24 goals a game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.