Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
San Jose Earthquakes
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at PayPal Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

3
4
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#18 Position #25
33 Points 24
18 Played 18
10 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6
37 Scored 20
24 Conceded 25
+13 GD -5
1.83 PPG 1.33
56% Win % 33%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds PayPal Park will turn into a battlefield for San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC.
  • 4' Teemu Pukki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' Cade Cowell adds to his 2 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' Carlos Gruezo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Carlos Gruezo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' Peru international Miguel Trauco has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Emanuel Reynoso was booked on 40.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi makes way for Ethan Bristow at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi made 289 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' Niko Tsakiris has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamiro Monteiro on 81 minute.
  • 85' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a card on 85.
  • 90' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Cade Cowell departs to be replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic.
  • The points are shared — San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Minnesota United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Molino 3
Benjamin Kikanovic 3
Danny Hoesen 3
Magnus Eriksson 3
Luis Amarilla 3
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 3
Danny Hoesen 3
Cade Cowell 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.59 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes44% Draw28% Minnesota United FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
72%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
56%
San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes33% Draw46% Minnesota United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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