Minnesota United 3-2 St. Louis City: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Minnesota United won it

St. Louis City struck first through Rafael Navarro in the 4th minute. Sang-bin Jeong made it 0-2 to St. Louis City in the 10th minute, set up by Rafael Navarro. AZ Jackson made it 1-2 to Minnesota United in the 49th minute, set up by Kelvin Yeboah. Minnesota United levelled at 2-2 in the 68th minute through Kelvin Yeboah, set up by Mauricio Gonzalez. Minnesota United turned it round: Marcus Caldeira made it 3-2 in the 86th minute, set up by Joaquín Pereyra. There was no time to answer it.

St. Louis City led by two and lost: Minnesota United came back to win it.

It was 0-2 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, R. Touchan, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Minnesota United and 2 to St. Louis City.

Minnesota United: C. Knowles, 3-4-3 · St. Louis City: Y. Damet, 3-4-1-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.48 for Minnesota United and 2.71 for St. Louis City.

Minnesota United scored about 1.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

St. Louis City created the better chances, 2.71 xG to 1.48, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Minnesota United had 11 shots on target, St. Louis City 6.

St. Louis City's goalkeeper made 7 saves.

St. Louis City had 55% of the ball, but Minnesota United took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Minnesota United came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.73 expected goals for and 1.69 against, and had won 26% of their matches.

St. Louis City came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.52 expected goals for and 1.27 against, and had won 45% of their matches.

Minnesota United vs St. Louis City: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Rafael Navarro (St. Louis City), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

Minnesota United

• Kelvin Yeboah 8.2 1 goal, 1 assist
• AZ Jackson 8.2 1 goal
• Joaquín Pereyra 7.2 1 assist
• Marcus Caldeira 7.2 1 goal
• Jefferson Díaz 7.2

St. Louis City

• Rafael Navarro 8.3 1 goal, 1 assist
• Roman Bürki 7.6
• Sang-bin Jeong 7.4 1 goal
• Fallou Fall 7.1
• Timo Baumgartl 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Miguel Perez at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Minnesota United: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
• St. Louis City: St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Minnesota United vs St. Louis City

What was the score in Minnesota United vs St. Louis City?

Minnesota United 3-2 St. Louis City (half-time 0-2), MLS, Saturday 17 October 2026.

Who scored in Minnesota United vs St. Louis City?

Rafael Navarro 4', Sang-bin Jeong 10', AZ Jackson 49', Kelvin Yeboah 68', Marcus Caldeira 86'.

Did Moneyball predict Minnesota United vs St. Louis City correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Minnesota United vs St. Louis City?

Rafael Navarro, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Minnesota United vs St. Louis City?

R. Touchan.