MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

• Minnesota United’s last game was a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on the road — the Loons’ first-ever point at Toyota Stadium.
• Franco Fragapane made his MNUFC debut against Dallas and scored his first MLS goal in the 32nd minute. He was named to the Team of the Week presented by Audi for Week 8.
• The Loons saw several good chances go begging, as evidenced by their 2.8 xG to Dallas’ 0.9.
• Michael Boxall played his 100th regular season game for Minnesota United against Dallas.
• Austin FC’s last game was a 0-0 draw against San Jose Earthquakes — the inaugural home opener at Q2 Stadium in Austin.
• Austin was outpossessed in the game but dominated in terms of shot creation with 1.8 xG to San Jose’s 0.7.
• Minnesota United lost their last and only encounter with Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday, May 1 at Allianz Field.
• In the all-time series between the two teams, there are 32 Minnesota players tied for zero goals.
• Austin FC have not scored in the final 15 minutes of either the first or second half this season, while Minnesota United have not scored in the first 15 minutes of the first or second half.
• The Loons are second in shots with 135 on the year. Sporting KC are first with 177.
• Austin have faced the most shots in MLS in 2021 at 170.
• MNUFC have not won this season when allowing the first goal, nor when going into the halftime break trailing.
• The second-longest scoreless streak in the league so far belongs to Austin. They went 379 minutes without scoring from May 9 to June 12.
• Brad Stuver leads MLS with 47 saves.

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS

• Juan Agudelo and Diego Fagundez both played for the New England Revolution in 2013 and then again from 2015–19 after Agudelo returned from a stint abroad.
• Hector Jimenez and Brad Stuver played with Wil Trapp and Ethan Finlay on the Columbus Crew from 2014–17.
• The aforementioned players were all with the Crew in 2017 when they were joined by current Loons Jukka Raitala and Niko Hansen, as well as Austin’s Kekuta Manneh.
• Tomás Pochettino joined Austin FC from Talleres, the former club of Minnesota United's Franco Fragapane, and came up through the youth system of Boca Juniors, the former club of Minnesota United’s Emanuel Reynoso and Ramón Ábila.
• Aaron Schoenfeld played for Minnesota United in 2020, making 14 appearances including three starts, and scoring one goal.
• Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff was an assistant coach for Columbus Crew from 2014–19, overlapping with Minnesota players Trapp, Finlay, Raitala and Hansen.
• Wolff also spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons playing for the Chicago Fire alongside MNUFC Director of Player Personnel Amos Magee.
• Austin FC Assistant Coach Davy Arnaud was on Houston Dynamo’s technical staff — including a stint as interim head coach — during Niko Hansen’s tenure with the cub from 2019–20.
• Adrian Heath began his coaching career in the U.S. with USL team Austin Aztex FC in 2008. The team became Orlando City SC in 2010 before eventually joining MLS in 2015.
• Austin FC Video Performance Analyst Sam Lawson was with Minnesota United for the 2018 through 2020 seasons.