Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
4
11
San Jose Earthquakes 18 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
#19 Position #25
52 Points 44
34 Played 34
14 / 10 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 12
57 Scored 56
51 Conceded 58
+6 GD -2
1.53 PPG 1.29
41% Win % 32%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
14/7
16-30
6/7
31-45
6/7
46-60
7/8
61-75
6/3
76+
10/16
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/9
16-30
5/10
31-45
7/5
46-60
8/5
61-75
9/5
76+
11/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 17 G 3 A
Ousseni Bouda 7 G 1 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 18 G 4 A
Anthony Markanich 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC get this one started.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Michael Boxall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Magnus Eriksson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 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' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tyrone Mears made 392 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Danny Hoesen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ethan Finlay, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Andrew Tarbell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' Jerome Thiesson, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Ibson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 301 appearances.
  • 80' The 36-year-old Anibal Godoy has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 90' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Minnesota United FC will have plenty to reflect on. San Jose Earthquakes were simply the better side today.

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
2.57 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes55% Draw21% Minnesota United FC24%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
75%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
45%
San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw35% Minnesota United FC23%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
4 – 2
3.6%
3 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 19% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 13% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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