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

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 5

Full Time

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

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

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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	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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC is underway.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
13' What a moment for Ike Opara! That strike on 13 puts his side firmly in control.
18' It’s high time Matias Almeyda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
19' A goal from the Sweden international Magnus Eriksson! He fires home on 19 to make it 1-1!
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' Goal! Jan Gregus scores his 3 goal in 105 matches.
31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' A goal from the Paraguay international Luis Amarilla! He fires home on 32 to make it 1-3!
37' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
42' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Kevin Molino is replaced by Hassani Dotson.
46' Nick Lima makes way for Shea Salinas at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
48' The deadlock is broken! Robin Lod gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
53' A goal from the Georgia international Vako Qazaishvili! He fires home on 53 to make it 2-4!
58' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Hoesen made 282 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
64' Chris Wondolowski is replacing Guram Kashia for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
67' That is a Yellow card for Minnesota United FC. Luis Amarilla will be fuming at that decision.
70' Minnesota United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
71' A goal from the United States international Ike Opara! He fires home on 71 to make it 2-5!
76' Daniel Vega has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
81' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Aaron Schoenfeld comes on to replace Luis Amarilla.
86' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
88' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Robin Lod is replaced by Raheem Edwards on 88 minute.
San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Minnesota United FC were simply the better side today.

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
Kevin Molino	3
Benjamin Kikanovic	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Magnus Eriksson	3
Luis Amarilla	3
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Vako Qazaishvili	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

1.83 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes35% Draw24% Minnesota United FC41%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

59%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

65%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes29% Draw39% Minnesota United FC32%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

2 – 0

1 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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