Dallas came from behind to beat Minnesota United 2-1 at Allianz Field on Thursday evening, closing out a dramatic Regular Season - 24 fixture that saw the visitors climb to four points clear of the hosts in the table. The result moved Dallas up to fourth place with 40 points while Minnesota dropped further down to eleventh on 29 points.
By then the game was already tilting, and here's the thing — Dallas had been the more dangerous side for long stretches without showing it on the scoreboard. Kaick da Silva Ferreira finally broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute, finding the net after Dallas had accumulated 119 attacks to Minnesota's 83. The visitors were creating more, but Minnesota were still feeling they could take something from the match.
Sixty-third minute brought two substitutions for the hosts, Marcus Caldeira and Jefferson Abel Díaz Beleño both coming on, and the change seemed to work. Kelvin Yeboah equalised in the 73rd minute, but only for a moment. Dallas responded immediately — Yeboah himself was substituted just a minute later alongside Nectarios Triantis, and the visitors seized the momentum.
Santiago Moreno made the difference in the 84th minute, putting Dallas ahead as the hosts were left exposed. Dallas had 11 shots on target compared to Minnesota's 2, and their expected goals of 2.22 versus 1.26 told the story of who was truly threatening. The visitors were second to nothing in the final third, with 102 passes into the final third against Minnesota's 69.
We had given Minnesota a win as our prediction with 46 per cent confidence, but the match went differently — Dallas talked their way back from behind and took the points. The clean-sheet run came to an end for Dallas goalkeeper, who made just one save, while the home keeper had to pull off three stops. Nothing to do with luck, really — Dallas simply took their chances when it mattered.