San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 0

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 02:00 UTC Earthquakes Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jackson Yueill 9' Y

Y 10' Kervin Arriaga

Y 23' Luis Amarilla

Y 24' Luis Amarilla

Y 50' Michael Boxall

Shea Salinas 53' Y

Rodrigues 70' Y

Benjamin Kikanovic 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2022-10-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2022-03-20 Minnesota United FC 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
25 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
18 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
15 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
10 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–6	L
05 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–0	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L
18 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–4	L
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
11 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
03 Sep	FC Dallas	H	0–3	L
01 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and San Jose Earthquakes launch into their encounter with Minnesota United FC.
5' The 37-year-old Michael Boxall has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
9' The referee calls foul for Jackson Yueill. He receives a Yellow card.
10' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kervin Arriaga on 10 minutes.
15' D.J. Taylor, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Argentina international Franco Fragapane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luis Amarilla.
24' Poor challenge from Luis Amarilla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
34' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
49' Jeremy Ebobisse is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
50' Michael Boxall is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
52' Brilliant from the ! Shea Salinas makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 52.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Shea Salinas argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' The crowd applauds Shea Salinas as he leaves the pitch. Benjamin Kikanovic steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
67' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Franco Fragapane is replaced by Jonathan Gonzalez.
70' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Rodrigues gets a Yellow card.
71' The deadlock is broken! Benjamin Kikanovic gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
72' Magnificent from Benjamin Kikanovic! That is 16 goals in 279 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
73' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jan Gregus is hanging Niko Tsakiris on the field on 73 minute.
78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
82' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Jeremy Ebobisse is withdrawn and Cade Cowell gets his opportunity.
86' Benjamin Kikanovic is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for San Jose Earthquakes players.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

31
Miguel Trauco ↑ 63'
93
Judson
12
Matt Bersano
5
Eric Remedi ↑ 73'
17
Jan Gregus ↑ 73'
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 82'
15
Tanner Beason
16
Jack Skahan
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 63'

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

92
Kemar Lawrence
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
14
Brent Kallman
7
Franco Fragapane ↓ Jonathan Gonzalez 67'
10
Emanuel Reynoso
9
Luis Amarilla
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor
33
Kervin Arriaga
28
Mender Garcia

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
Robin Lod	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2022-10-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-25 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-09-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 FC Dallas D 2022-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Minnesota United FC Form

2022-10-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC L 2022-09-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2022-09-03 Minnesota United FC 0–3 FC Dallas L 2022-09-01 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.08 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes61% Draw23% Minnesota United FC16%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

83%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

39%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw42% Minnesota United FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

4 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	23%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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