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 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 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	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 17 games · Avg 3.4 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	#29
45	Points	29
27	Played	27
13 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
49	Scored	40
39	Conceded	49
+10	GD	-9
1.67	PPG	1.07
48%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for San Jose Earthquakes to score. At the same time, Minnesota United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' 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.
13' GOAL! Ike Opara fires home to make it 0-1!
18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
19' A goal from the Sweden international Magnus Eriksson! He fires home on 19 to make it 1-1!
24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' GOAL! Jan Gregus fires home to make it 1-2!
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luis Amarilla makes it 1-3.
37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Osvaldo Alonso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
42' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Kevin Molino is replaced by Hassani Dotson.
46' Shea Salinas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nick Lima at the 46 minute mark.
48' A goal from the Finland international Robin Lod! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-4!
53' Vako Qazaishvili is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
63' Danny Hoesen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
64' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Guram Kashia is withdrawn and Chris Wondolowski gets his opportunity.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luis Amarilla.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Amarilla is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 70.
71' A goal from the United States international Ike Opara! He fires home on 71 to make it 2-5!
76' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
81' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Aaron Schoenfeld on, Luis Amarilla off on 81 minutes.
86' Over 86 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
88' Minnesota United FC make a change. Robin Lod trudges off to be replaced by Raheem Edwards on 88 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-5.

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
Kelvin Yeboah	4
Kevin Molino	3
Benjamin Kikanovic	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	3
Magnus Eriksson	3
Luis Amarilla	3
Danny Hoesen	3

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

1.99 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

2.13 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes35% Draw23% Minnesota United FC42%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

58%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

65%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes30% Draw37% Minnesota United FC33%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 3

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

3.8%

2 – 0

3.3%

3 – 3

3.3%

0 – 1

3.1%

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%	16%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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