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San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
San Jose Earthquakes
3 – 2
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Sun 4 Mar 2018 · 03:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Daniel Radford

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

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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. San Jose Earthquakes host Minnesota United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Michael Boxall has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Collen Warner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 289 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ethan Finlay, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Full Time. San Jose Earthquakes beats Minnesota United FC

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.74 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes58% Draw20% Minnesota United FC22%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
78%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
42%
San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw34% Minnesota United FC21%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.4%
3 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 17% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 19% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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