Minnesota United-LAFC game preview
The teams will battle for fourth place in the Western Conference.
July 28, 2021 at 1:45AM
Preview: The Loons are 6-5-3 with a two-game winning streak and LAFC is 6-5-4 with a three-game winning streak entering Wednesday's game. At stake is fourth place in the Western Conference, which LAFC currently holds with 22 points while the Loons have 21 after an 0-4 season start/ … The Loons are 2-1-1 all time against LAFC, 1-1 at Banc of California Stadium after a 2-0 victory last September. … LAFC star forward Carlos Vela's brother, Alejandro, played for Minnesota United during its NASL days. He played eight games in 2015. … Loons goalkeeper Tyler Miller was LAFC's starter for much of his first two seasons, the inaugural 2018 and 2019 seasons. … LAFC forward Raheem Edwards played for the Loons last season. ... The Loons will stay on the road after Wednesday's game, leaving for Salt Lake City on Thursday before Saturday's game against Vancouver there.
Injuries: The Loons' injured list calls MF Franco Fragapane out and D Michael Boxall as questionable. GK Dayne St. Clair is on international duty with his Canadian national team playing in the Gold Cup. LAFC lists F Mahala Opoku and D Eddie Segura as out, both with knee injuries.
JERRY ZGODA
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Minnesota started only two strikers against Seattle, leaving Sang Bin Jeong and Joseph Rosales to provide the width behind Teemu Pukki and Kelvin Yeboah.
