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

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 5

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 01:00 UTC Avaya Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'

Y 67' Luis Amarilla

Y 70' Luis Amarilla

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Avaya Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Apolinar Mariscal
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Kevin Stott
Referee Luis Guardia

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

San Jose Earthquakes 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC 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

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	2–5	L
29 Feb	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
06 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
29 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
26 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–2	L
21 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	5–2	W
02 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
26 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. San Jose Earthquakes is hosting Minnesota United FC for another epic battle.
5' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
13' Ike Opara puts Minnesota United FC on the lead.
18' A quiet spell here at Avaya Stadium. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' What a strike from Magnus Eriksson! The score is 1-1.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jan Gregus makes no mistake. 1-2!
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tommy Thompson made 279 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' The Paraguay Luis Amarilla breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-3!
37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cristian Espinoza, as he is very good at scoring at Avaya Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
42' Kevin Molino makes way for Hassani Dotson at the 42 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
46' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Nick Lima is withdrawn and Shea Salinas gets his opportunity.
48' Brilliant from the ! Robin Lod makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 45.
53' Vako Qazaishvili is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
63' Tyler Miller needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
64' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Guram Kashia by Chris Wondolowski on 64 minute.
67' Luis Amarilla was booked on 67.
70' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 70.
71' Ike Opara adds to his 0 season tally! Minnesota United FC lead 2-5 — and this changes everything.
76' Daniel Vega is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
81' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Luis Amarilla has done his job and it is now time for Aaron Schoenfeld to step up.
86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
88' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Robin Lod is replaced by Raheem Edwards.
The points are shared — San Jose Earthquakes 2-5 Minnesota United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luis Amarilla	3
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Kevin Molino	3
Benjamin Kikanovic	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Magnus Eriksson	3
Kelvin Yeboah	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC L 2020-02-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-09-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2019-09-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC W 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-09-29 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.97 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.84 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw24% Minnesota United FC38%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

62%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

62%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw39% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

3 – 2

4.6%

2 – 0

4.4%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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