Minnesota United xG 2026

Minnesota Expected Goals (xG) Stats 2026

Minnesota have recorded 45 expected goals (xG) across 27 Major League Soccer games in 2026, averaging 1.7 per match. K. Yeboah leads the squad with 15 expected goals (xG) - 0.62 per game. A. Jr. is next with 6.

Minnesota Expected Goals (xG): Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Minnesota are averaging 1.8 expected goals (xG) per match - K. Yeboah leads that period with 6. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Minnesota vs Houston on 11.10.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many expected goals (xG) do Minnesota average per game?

Minnesota average 1.7 expected goals (xG) per Major League Soccer game in 2026, based on 27 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.8 per match.

Who leads Minnesota for expected goals (xG)?

K. Yeboah leads Minnesota for expected goals (xG) in 2026 with 15 in Major League Soccer - an average of 0.62 per game. A. Jr. is second with 6.

How do Minnesota's expected goals (xG) break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Minnesota's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.

Minnesota expected goals 2026: 2026

Games

27

Expected goals (xG)

46.89

Goals scored

40

Goals minus xG

-6.89

Expected goals against (xGA)

44.23

Goals conceded

49

xGA minus goals conceded

-4.77

Expected points (xPts)

40.17

Points

29

Points minus xPts

-11.17

Verdict

Due an upturn

Are Minnesota overperforming their expected goals?

Minnesota have taken 11.2 points fewer than their chances warranted over 27 games: -6.9 goals against their xG, and -4.8 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. The performances are better than the results, which is the side of this table where prices tend to be generous.

Next opponent: Houston expected goals

Games

27

Houston xG per game

1.10

Houston xGA per game

1.35

Points minus xPts

+9.89

Verdict

Running a little hot

Minnesota results against expected goals by form window and venue

Window	Games	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xGA	Conceded	xGA minus conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
26/	27	46.89	40	-6.89	44.23	49	-4.77	40.17	29	-11.17
Last 10	10	19.69	21	+1.31	18.55	25	-6.45	14.42	6	-8.42
Last 5	5	9.14	10	+0.86	11.33	17	-5.67	5.78	0	-5.78
Home	13	23.81	14	-9.81	14.35	16	-1.65	23.75	12	-11.75
Away	14	23.08	26	+2.92	29.88	33	-3.12	16.42	17	+0.58

Minnesota expected goals match by match, 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	xG	xGA	xPts	Points	Deserved result
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	3-1	1.74	2.39	1.04	0	L
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	2-3	2.38	1.93	1.65	0	W
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	4-2	1.63	2.09	1.12	0	L
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	1-2	1.50	2.05	1.06	0	L
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Portland (A)	5-4	1.89	2.87	0.91	0	L
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-3	3.40	0.86	2.61	1	W
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-5	1.66	2.01	1.18	3	L
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (H)	1-2	2.35	0.65	2.43	0	W
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	1-1	1.94	1.74	1.51	1	W
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	1-1	1.20	1.96	0.91	1	L
26 Jul	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	0-0	1.27	0.60	1.88	1	W
23 Jul	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (A)	2-1	1.65	1.28	1.63	0	W
23 May	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	1-1	0.88	0.44	1.71	1	W
16 May	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	2-1	2.17	1.83	1.59	0	W
14 May	Major League Soccer	Colorado (H)	0-1	1.26	0.33	2.12	0	W
10 May	Major League Soccer	Austin (H)	2-2	2.45	1.70	1.82	1	W
2 May	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	2-3	1.55	1.77	1.25	3	L
25 Apr	Major League Soccer	LAFC (H)	0-1	2.27	0.73	2.34	0	W
23 Apr	Major League Soccer	Dallas (A)	0-1	1.00	0.99	1.35	3	W
19 Apr	Major League Soccer	Portland (H)	2-0	2.09	1.10	2.01	3	W
12 Apr	Major League Soccer	San Diego (A)	1-2	2.42	1.83	1.73	3	W
5 Apr	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (A)	1-2	1.49	2.25	0.95	3	L
22 Mar	Major League Soccer	Seattle (H)	0-0	0.86	0.88	1.32	1	L
15 Mar	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (A)	6-0	0.86	4.31	0.15	0	L
8 Mar	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-1	1.13	2.59	0.60	0	L
28 Feb	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	1-0	1.90	1.12	1.89	3	W
22 Feb	Major League Soccer	Austin (A)	2-2	1.95	1.93	1.41	1	W

Minnesota players: goals against expected goals, 2026

Player	Position	Apps	Minutes	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xG per 90
Marcus Caldeira	attacker	8	514	1.58	5	+3.42	0.28
Anthony Markanich Jr.	defender	27	2232	6.10	8	+1.90	0.25
Mauricio Gonzalez	midfielder	15	183	0.75	2	+1.25	0.37
Devin Padelford	defender	16	605	0.95	1	+0.05	0.14
Nectarios Triantis	midfielder	21	1315	1.08	1	-0.08	0.07
Joaquín Pereyra	midfielder	26	2269	3.41	3	-0.41	0.14
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	attacker	16	613	0.55	0	-0.55	0.08
Kyle Duncan	defender	23	1677	1.61	1	-0.61	0.09
Tomás Chancalay	attacker	27	1712	4.73	4	-0.73	0.25
Morris Duggan	defender	26	2323	2.20	1	-1.20	0.09
Kelvin Yeboah	attacker	26	1932	15.42	14	-1.42	0.72
Jefferson Díaz	defender	25	1929	2.05	0	-2.05	0.10
Mamadou Dieng	attacker	18	500	2.39	0	-2.39	0.43

Major League Soccer 2026: every team's points against expected points

#	Team	MP	xG	Goals	xGA	Conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
1	Nashville SC	27	41.4	55	35.4	21	40.3	60	+19.7
2	Houston Dynamo	27	29.8	34	36.5	32	34.1	44	+9.9
3	New England	27	42.9	45	40.6	36	38.1	46	+7.9
4	Dallas	27	40.4	50	35.9	42	40.5	47	+6.5
5	Austin	27	27.9	35	53	47	25	31	+6
6	Charlotte	27	42.7	47	43.6	38	37.1	43	+5.9
7	Inter Miami	27	51.4	64	44.7	50	41.4	46	+4.6
8	St. Louis City	27	42.1	48	32.6	36	43.1	47	+3.9
9	Orlando City	27	40.8	48	52.2	64	32.3	34	+1.7
10	Los Angeles FC	28	41.5	43	40.3	30	39.4	41	+1.6
11	Chicago Fire	26	48	46	38.2	38	40.6	42	+1.4
12	SJ Earthquakes	27	50.6	49	37	39	43.7	45	+1.3
13	Seattle Sounders	27	39.7	35	40.7	35	36.8	38	+1.2
14	New York RB	27	42.5	34	52.5	51	31.9	33	+1.1
15	LA Galaxy	28	42.6	37	47.1	44	36.1	36	-0.1
16	Toronto	27	33.4	39	43.2	51	31.2	29	-2.2
17	Cincinnati	26	47.5	55	49.4	64	35.3	33	-2.3
18	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	58.6	59	26.7	26	52.7	50	-2.7
19	Real Salt Lake	27	37.4	40	40.4	44	34.9	32	-2.9
20	DC United	26	39.9	34	43.7	42	33.6	30	-3.6
21	Colorado Rapids	27	40.9	38	32.3	38	40.1	36	-4.1
22	New York City	27	39	41	39	36	37.6	33	-4.6
23	Portland Timbers	27	40.8	48	43.6	51	36.9	32	-4.9
24	Sporting KC	27	31.4	32	54.2	65	26	21	-5
25	Philadelphia Union	27	53.8	54	38.6	44	45.1	39	-6.1
26	San Diego	27	41.8	47	44.1	47	38.2	32	-6.2
27	Atlanta United	27	38.4	32	43	45	34.6	27	-7.6
28	Columbus Crew	27	36.4	39	32.8	43	38.6	29	-9.6
29	Minnesota United	27	46.9	40	44.2	49	40.2	29	-11.2
30	CF Montréal	27	39.7	34	45	54	35.3	24	-11.3

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