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

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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at PayPal Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC.
5' Luciano Abecasis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
10' 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.
12' Bakaye Dibassy makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
18' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
21' Nathan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 21.
22' A stunning finish from Wil Trapp — that came from absolutely nowhere!
27' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Shea Salinas is replaced by Paul Marie on 55 minute.
60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
64' Justin McMaster gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Jan Gregus and will look to change the dynamic.
69' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
74' Carlos Fierro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luciano Abecasis on 74 minute.
78' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Adrien Hunou departs to be replaced by Juan Agudelo.
82' Controversy at the stadium! D.J. Taylor argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
86' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Eric Remedi by Chris Wondolowski on 86 minute.
89' It’s a booking for Minnesota United FC player. Bakaye Dibassy gets a Yellow card.
90' Marcos Lopez was booked on 90.
It finishes all square. San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 1-1.

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

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

1.84 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw26% Minnesota United FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

72%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

54%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw43% Minnesota United FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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