Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Minnesota United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Minnesota United FC
3 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Thu 4 Jul 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 30' Marcos Lopez
Ethan Finlay 45' Y
Y 55' Chris Wondolowski
Jan Gregus 76' Y
Darwin Quintero 78' Y
Osvaldo Alonso 90' Y
Kevin Molino 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee David Barrie
  • Referee
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

10
4
3
Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Minnesota United FC 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-03-04 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
29 Jun FC Cincinnati H 7–1 W
09 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 0–1 L
02 Jun Philadelphia Union H 2–3 L
29 May Atlanta United FC A 0–3 L
26 May Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L
30 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
27 Jun Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
08 Jun FC Dallas H 2–2 D
02 Jun D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
26 May Toronto FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC San Jose Earthquakes
#29 Position #18
29 Points 45
27 Played 27
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
40 Scored 49
49 Conceded 39
-9 GD +10
1.07 PPG 1.67
26% Win % 48%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Minnesota United FC gets underway.
  • 5' Darwin Quintero doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Guram Kashia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Osvaldo Alonso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 287 games and scored 430 goals.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcos Lopez.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tommy Thompson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Minnesota United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 47' A stunning finish from Tommy Thompson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' Against the run of play, Michael Boxall has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Chris Wondolowski on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Chris Wondolowski by Danny Hoesen on 61 minute.
  • 66' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Marcos Lopez trudges off to be replaced by Shea Salinas on 66 minutes.
  • 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 75' Mason Toye is ready to make an impact after coming on for Angelo Rodriguez at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 76.
  • 76' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Judson exits the field as Paul Marie enters on 76.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Darwin Quintero.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Lawrence Olum on, Darwin Quintero off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 90' Osvaldo Alonso picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Minnesota United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kelvin Yeboah 4
Luis Amarilla 3
Danny Hoesen 3
Kevin Molino 3
Benjamin Kikanovic 3
Danny Hoesen 3
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 3
Magnus Eriksson 3

Head to Head

2019-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Minnesota United FC 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-03-04 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC Form

2019-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-06-29 Minnesota United FC 7–1 FC Cincinnati W 2019-06-09 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-06-02 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Philadelphia Union L 2019-05-29 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-05-26 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2019-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-06-30 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-06-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 FC Dallas D 2019-06-02 D.C. United SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2019-05-26 Toronto FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.11 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC47% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
70%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
53%
Minnesota United FC or San Jose Earthquakes
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC35% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.