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 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

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
#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' San Jose Earthquakes have kicked off against Minnesota United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
4' Teemu Pukki makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Minnesota United FC are in front.
9' Over 9 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
16' Cade Cowell adds to his 1 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' Poor challenge from Carlos Gruezo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
36' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Emanuel Reynoso was booked on 40.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' Wil Trapp needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
60' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Ismael Tajouri-Shradi by Ethan Bristow on 64 minute.
69' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi made 286 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
81' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niko Tsakiris is hanging Jamiro Monteiro on the field on 81 minute.
85' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a card on 85.
90' Benjamin Kikanovic gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Cade Cowell and will look to change the dynamic.
It finishes all square. San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 1-1.

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
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

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

1.73 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes48% Draw27% Minnesota United FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

75%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

52%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes37% Draw45% Minnesota United FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

0 – 0

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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