Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay is hopeful they’ll bounce again after conceding one other late aim once they journey to Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
The Loons are at present on a six-match dropping streak, their worst such run in membership historical past, which has seen them drop to tenth within the Western Convention.
Minnesota conceded a Ninetieth-minute winner in opposition to LA Galaxy final weekend, leaving Ramsay pissed off at being unable to snap their poor streak.
“It’s coming all the way down to exceptionally high quality margins and what’s actually powerful in the mean time is the performances aren’t too massive an issue, nevertheless it’s on the finish of a really powerful month, so it provides insult to harm,” Ramsay mentioned.
“I solely take it someday at a time and check out to not let the massive image loom too giant. We’re in a tough interval so we have to alter our expectations from what they had been a month in the past.
“It’s a superb studying curve for me as a younger coach, and a check to remain constructive and hope the outcomes don’t affect the day-to-day so we are able to hold placing out a aggressive workforce.”
In the meantime, Houston sit two locations and one level above their opponents, although their six-game unbeaten run was ended by a 3-2 defeat to Actual Salt Lake.
Their earlier match in opposition to Los Angeles FC was postponed resulting from dangerous climate, so after an prolonged break, head coach Ben Olsen is seeking to enhance on that efficiency.
“We seemed somewhat bit unfocused, and I believe we understood the duty going into it, however on the pitch, we didn’t, and I don’t suppose I hammered that in sufficient,” Olsen mentioned.
“We had been lackadaisical, gave up poor targets, performed into their fingers. Not the best efficiency from us, however perhaps we should always’ve come away with one thing.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
Houston Dynamo – Ibrahim Aliyu
Ibrahim Aliyu has scored in back-to-back matches, taking his aim tally to a team-high six for the Dynamo this season.
The Nigerian has scored not less than as soon as in every of the final 5 months courting again to March.
Minnesota United – Teemu Pukki
Teemu Pukki scored his thirteenth MLS aim in Minnesota’s defeat to LA Galaxy on Sunday. Six of Pukki’s 13 targets have been scored in 4 profession matches in opposition to the Galaxy, whereas he has scored seven occasions in his different 26 MLS appearances in whole.
MATCH PREDICTION: HOUSTON DYNAMO WIN
Houston have gained two of their final three conferences with Minnesota in all competitions (misplaced one), together with a 2-1 street win on April 13, after dropping the earlier six conferences. The Dynamo have by no means accomplished a single-season league double over Minnesota earlier than.
Nevertheless, Houston have gained solely 4 of their final 14 regular-season matches (drawn 5, misplaced 5), courting again to mid-April after profitable 4 of their earlier 5 video games (L1).
In the meantime, Minnesota have misplaced six straight matches for the primary time in membership historical past. The Loons had misplaced 5 of their earlier 20 video games courting again to the tip of final season.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Houston Dynamo – 53.2%
Draw – 24%
Minnesota United – 22.9%
