San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

1 – 5

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 23 Aug 2026 · 01:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Timo Werner pen 4' 1–0

1–1 10' Joaquin Pereyra

1–2 40' Kelvin Yeboah

1–3 44' Kelvin Yeboah

1–4 65' Marcus Caldeira

1–5 86' Mauricio Gonzalez

Benjamin Kikanovic 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

San Jose Earthquakes 29 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 29 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo

7 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Minnesota United FC 2025-07-13 Minnesota United FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-03-09 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Minnesota United FC 2024-09-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Minnesota United FC 2024-07-21 Minnesota United FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–5	L
20 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
16 Aug	St. Louis City	H	1–3	L
01 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	2–4	L
26 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
23 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	0–4	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	5–1	W
19 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	1–2	L
16 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D
02 Aug	San Diego FC	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
23 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Minnesota United FC
#19	Position	#28
47	Points	31
29	Played	29
13 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 10 / 12
51	Scored	44
41	Conceded	53
+10	GD	-9
1.62	PPG	1.07
45%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (47 pts). Minnesota United FC are 28th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

7/7

61-75

5/2

76+

9/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/10

31-45

6/3

46-60

6/5

61-75

7/5

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	16 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC get this one started.
4' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Timo Werner makes it 1-0.
9' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' GOAL! Joaquin Pereyra fires home to make it 1-1!
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Germany international Morris Duggan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' The deadlock is broken! Kelvin Yeboah gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
44' The deadlock is broken! Kelvin Yeboah gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
46' Jonathan Gonzalez makes way for Ian Harkes at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' 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.
57' Darius Johnson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Timo Werner on 57 minute.
62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' What composure from Marcus Caldeira! The Canada international strokes it home. 1-4.
66' Nick Fernandez gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Niko Tsakiris and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
76' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Marcus Caldeira exits the field as Tomas Chancalay enters on 76.
78' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Vitor Costa by Jamar Ricketts on 78 minute.
82' Mauricio Gonzalez gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Kelvin Yeboah and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Carlos Harvey is replacing Wil Trapp for the Minnesota United FC side.
85' The referee calls foul for Benjamin Kikanovic. He receives a card.
86' GOAL! Carlos Harvey fires home to make it 1-5!
87' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Devin Padelford is hanging Anthony Markanich on the field on 87 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-5.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ian Harkes ↑ 46'
79
Darius Johnson ↑ 57'
3
Paul Marie ↑ 66'
4
Dave Romney
9
Luka Jovanovic
2
Jamar Ricketts ↑ 78'
31
Francesco Montali
20
Nick Fernandez ↑ 66'
17
Jack Jasinski

Coach Bruce Arena

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Kyle Duncan
26
Joaquin Pereyra
20
Wil Trapp ↓ Carlos Harvey 83'
15
Michael Boxall
12
Drake Callender
9
Kelvin Yeboah ↓ Mauricio Gonzalez 82'
30
Owen Gene ↓ Nectarios Triantis 76'
13
Anthony Markanich ↓ Devin Padelford 87'
23
Morris Duggan
28
Jefferson Diaz
22
Marcus Caldeira ↓ Tomas Chancalay 76'

Bench

Coach Cameron Knowles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kelvin Yeboah	4
Luis Amarilla	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Kevin Molino	3
Benjamin Kikanovic	3
Danny Hoesen	3
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	3
Magnus Eriksson	3

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-08-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Minnesota United FC L 2026-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City L 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-07-23 San Jose Earthquakes 0–4 Orlando City SC L

Minnesota United FC Form

2026-08-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Minnesota United FC W 2026-08-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2026-08-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2026-08-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2026-07-26 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-07-23 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

2.2 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes27% Draw23% Minnesota United FC50%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

50%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

73%

San Jose Earthquakes or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes23% Draw39% Minnesota United FC38%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

6.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 3

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 0

3.5%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	20%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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