San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

San Jose Earthquakes

1 – 1

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Teemu Pukki

Cade Cowell 16' 1–1

Carlos Gruezo 31' Y

Y 40' Emanuel Reynoso

Y 85' Michael Boxall

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

2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
27 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
21 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
13 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
09 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
27 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
20 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–0	W
16 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	3–0	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' It’s Showtime! The match between San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC is underway.
4' What composure from Teemu Pukki! The Finland international strokes it home. 0-1.
9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
16' What a moment for Cade Cowell! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
21' Equatorial Guinea international Carlos Akapo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Gruezo.
36' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emanuel Reynoso on 40.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
50' The 29-year-old Jeremy Ebobisse has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kelvin Yeboah scoring 2 goals.
64' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi departs to be replaced by Ethan Bristow.
69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tanner Beason, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
74' Dayne St. Clair has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 300 appearances.
79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
81' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Jamiro Monteiro is withdrawn and Niko Tsakiris gets his opportunity.
85' Minnesota United FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cade Cowell is withdrawn and Benjamin Kikanovic gets his opportunity.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

29
Carlos Akapo
21
Miguel Trauco
14
Jackson Yueill ↓ Michael Baldisimo 90'
7
Carlos Gruezo
11
Jeremy Ebobisse
42
Daniel
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
44
Cade Cowell ↓ Benjamin Kikanovic 90'
15
Tanner Beason
35
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Niko Tsakiris 81'

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Mender Garcia 81'
3
Zarek Valentin
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
10
Emanuel Reynoso
24
Jan Gregus
31
Hassani Dotson
97
Dayne St. Clair
18
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↓ Ethan Bristow 64'
8
Joseph Rosales
4
Miguel Tapias

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

2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-07-16 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes40% Draw27% Minnesota United FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

67%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

60%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes30% Draw44% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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