San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Nathan 18' Y

Nathan 21' R

Y 82' D.J. Taylor

Y 89' Bakaye Dibassy

Marcos Lopez 90' Y

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2021-07-04 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-08-02 San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 Minnesota United FC 2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC 2019-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
14 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
08 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D
31 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–0	W
25 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–1	L
08 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–2	D
29 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
25 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at PayPal Park!
5' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
12' Bakaye Dibassy doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' 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.
18' Nathan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
21' It’s gonna be a Red card for Nathan.
22' What an equalizer from Wil Trapp!
27' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
32' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
37' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' Jeremy Ebobisse has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
47' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
52' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kelvin Yeboah scoring 2 goals.
55' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Shea Salinas is replaced by Paul Marie.
60' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' The supporters are chanting for Justin McMaster. He replaces Jan Gregus on 64 minute.
69' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
74' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Luciano Abecasis is replaced by Carlos Fierro.
78' Juan Agudelo is replacing Adrien Hunou for the Minnesota United FC side.
82' Minnesota United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
86' Eric Remedi makes way for Chris Wondolowski at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bakaye Dibassy.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Marcos Lopez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-08-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-08-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-29 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.69 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw26% Minnesota United FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

64%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

62%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes29% Draw42% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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