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 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' We are underway at PayPal Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Cristian Espinoza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
10' San Jose Earthquakes have won 430 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
12' Bakaye Dibassy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
17' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nathan.
21' Nathan is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
22' Brilliant from the ! Wil Trapp makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 22.
27' Adrien Hunou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 290 games and scored 429 goals.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
52' Madagascar international Romain Metanire has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
55' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Paul Marie on, Shea Salinas off on 55 minutes.
60' Brent Kallman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
64' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Jan Gregus exits the field as Justin McMaster enters on 64.
69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
74' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 74 minute. Luciano Abecasis leaves to be changed by Carlos Fierro.
78' Juan Agudelo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adrien Hunou at the 78 minute mark.
82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for D.J. Taylor.
86' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Chris Wondolowski on, Eric Remedi off on 86 minutes.
89' Bakaye Dibassy was booked on 89.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marcos Lopez.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

1.86 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw25% Minnesota United FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

68%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

58%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes33% Draw41% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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