Minnesota vs Houston Prediction 17 May 2026
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between MINNESOTA United B and Houston may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Allianz Field stadium in the city of Saint Paul as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament. The match is scheduled for 00:00 17 May.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 03 August 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 2:2. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - MINNESOTA United B):
- ball possession percentage: 62% vs 38%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 4;
- fouls: 5 vs 0;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 6;
- shots on target: 10 vs 4.
📊 The sides have played three official matches. The statistics are as follows:
- goals: 9 against 4;
- average total in the 1st half - 2, in the 2nd half - 2.33;
- average total goals in the match - 4.33.
Head-to-head statistics Minnesota - Houston

MINNESOTA United B Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 14 May 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Portland Timbers II, away team - MINNESOTA United B). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:1.
Here's the game statistics (MINNESOTA United B vs Portland Timbers II):
- ball possession: 52% vs 48%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 5;
- fouls: 14 vs 13;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 3;
- shots on target: 2 vs 7.
✅The MINNESOTA United B team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 4 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draws. In total, the team has scored 10 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1. In home matches, this figure is 0.33 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.3.
Match Results: MINNESOTA United B

Houston Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 9 May 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Saint Louis City II, away - Houston). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:4.
Here are the match stats (Houston vs Saint Louis City II):
- ball possession: 42% vs 58%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 9;
- fouls: 10 vs 15;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 2;
- shots on target: 7 vs 3.
⚠️Will Houston be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 9 times, lost 1 games, and drew 0 times. On average, the team scored 2.5 goals per game (in away matches - 2), and conceded 0.9 goals. Hopefully, this season Houston will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Houston
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- home team wins - 3, away team wins - 0, draws - 0.
- Houston have not lost in last 9 games (MLS Next Pro).
- Houston have not lost in 8 of last 9 away games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 3, the guests - 1.33;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 4.33;
- both teams scored: overall - 3; at the home team's field - 2.
- Houston have conceded in 23 of last 25 away games.
- Houston have conceded in 17 of last 19 away games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on corners
H2H- average Over/Under corners in H2H matches - 8.34 (3.67 - for home team and 4.67 - for away team);
- average Over/Under corners at home team's field - 7 (2 - for home team and 5 - for away team).
- Over 8.5 corners in 8 of last 9 MINNESOTA United B games (MLS Next Pro).
Editorial Prediction
- Under 3.5 goals scored in last 9 MINNESOTA United B games (MLS Next Pro).