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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
San Jose Earthquakes 16 games · Avg 3.3 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 #25
33 Points 24
18 Played 18
10 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6
37 Scored 20
24 Conceded 25
+13 GD -5
1.83 PPG 1.33
56% Win % 33%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Minnesota United FC gets underway.
  • 5' The 43-year-old Tyrone Mears has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Rasmus Schuller is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
  • 15' Miguel Ibarra is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 282 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 25' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 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' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Jerome Thiesson, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Uruguay international Yeferson Quintana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ethan Finlay made 285 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 65' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Magnus Eriksson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Danny Hoesen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 3-2 the final result. Minnesota United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
2.58 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes59% Draw20% Minnesota United FC21%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
79%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
41%
San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw36% Minnesota United FC19%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.5%
1 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
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% 20% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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