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Minnesota United vs. FC Dallas When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Allianz Field Stream: Apple TV Season Pass Radio: KSTP-AM 1500 ESPN Weather: 74 degrees, sunny, 8 mph southeast wind Betting line: MNUFC plus-100; draw plus-260; Dallas plus-235 Form: MNUFC (8-3-4, 28 points) kept a poor Kansas City team down in a dominating 3-1 win last […]

Toothless Minnesota is passed in West standings with loss.

LAFC is great at home, while MNUFC has been road warriors.

Minnesota United attempted to refresh its starting lineup after a draw with L.A. Galaxy on Wednesday, but it was two second-half subs who logged the bulk of playing time midweek who produced goals in a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers at Allianz Field.Robin Lod scored the equalizing goal in the 65th minute and Sang Bin […]

MNUFC defender DJ Taylor said Portland likes "to fight and get dirty."

A discipled and tight defensive shape has been key to the Loons' success, especially on road.

Here's an odd statistic going into Saturday's game: When the Loons have more than 50 percent possession in a match, they are 0-2-1. When they have 49 percent of the ball or less, they are 5-0-1.

Minnesota United vs. Houston Dynamo When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Allianz Field Stream: Apple TV Season Pass Radio: KSTP-AM 1500 ESPN Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy, 12 mph north wind Betting line: MNUFC plus-110; draw plus-230; Houston plus-235 Series history: The Loons are unbeaten in their past nine matches against Houston and are 9-4-4 against […]

“On one hand, you could look at it as a bit of a problem,” head coach Eric Ramsay said Tuesday. “But also it's an opportunity for someone.”

If Minnesota beats Salt Lake, MNUFC would set a record with 13 points in its opening six matches of a season.