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

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
#17 Position #23
32 Points 22
15 Played 15
10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
34 Scored 18
15 Conceded 22
+19 GD -4
2.13 PPG 1.47
67% Win % 40%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC.
  • 5' Vako Qazaishvili has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 282 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Florian Jungwirth, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Collen Warner made 282 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Matt Lampson, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' The 43-year-old Tyrone Mears has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rasmus Schuller is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 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
2.72 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes62% Draw20% Minnesota United FC18%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.11
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
81%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
38%
San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes48% Draw35% Minnesota United FC17%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 18% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 20% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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