San Jose Earthquakes v Minnesota United — Major League Soccer

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

San Jose Earthquakes 39%Draw 34%Minnesota United 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

San Jose EarthquakesMinnesota United

59Possession41

1.72Expected goals (xG)1.97

11Shots11

6Shots on target7

3Shots off target4

2Blocked shots1

7Shots inside box10

4Shots outside box1

3Corners3

0Offsides3

14Fouls15

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

1Saves5

495Passes351

397Accurate passes258

80Pass accuracy74

Match events

4'Timo Werner · penalty
10'Joaquín Pereyra (assist Anthony Markanich)
40'Kelvin Yeboah (assist Kyle Duncan)
44'Kelvin Yeboah (assist Owen Géne)
46'Jesse González → Ian Harkes
57'Timo Werner → Darius Johnson
65'Marcus Caldeira (assist Kyle Duncan)
66'Ousseni Bouda → Paul Marie
66'Niko Tsakiris → Nick Fernandez
77'Owen Géne ← Nectarios Triantis
77'Marcus Caldeira ← Tomás Chancalay
78'Vítor Costa → Jamar Ricketts
83'Wil Trapp ← Carlos Harvey
83'Kelvin Yeboah ← Mauricio González Carabalí
85'Benjamin Kikanovic
86'Anthony Markanich ← Devin Padelford
86'Mauricio González Carabalí (assist Joaquín Pereyra)

San Jose Earthquakes · Minnesota United

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

San Jose Earthquakes3-2-4

15.5Gunn

405.5↓46'González

56.3Munie

186.3Roberts

876.3↓78'Costa

106.3↓66'Tsakiris

346.3Leroux

76.3↓66'Bouda

117.3↓57'Werner

196.3Judd

286.0Kikanovic

Minnesota United5-3-2

206.8↓83'Trapp

156.8Boxall

38.3Duncan

98.8↓83'Yeboah

268.6Pereyra

126.8Callender

137.5↓86'Markanich

307.5↓77'Géne

286.8Díaz

236.8Duggan

227.8↓77'Caldeira

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

San Jose Earthquakes

11Timo Werner7.3
1Angus Gunn5.5
40Jesse González5.5
28Benjamin Kikanovic6.0
10Niko Tsakiris6.3
7Ousseni Bouda6.3
19Preston Judd6.3
87Vítor Costa6.3
5Daniel Munie6.3
34Beau Leroux6.3
18Reid Roberts6.3

Minnesota United

20Wil Trapp6.8
15Michael Boxall6.8
3Kyle Duncan8.3
9Kelvin Yeboah8.8
26Joaquín Pereyra8.6
12Drake Callender6.8
13Anthony Markanich7.5
30Owen Géne7.5
28Jefferson Díaz6.8
23Morris Duggan6.8
22Marcus Caldeira7.8

San Jose EarthquakesTale of the tapeMinnesota United

—Formation5-3-2

33 ptsTable25 pts

+11Goal difference-5

0Head-to-head wins3

39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head — 3 previous meetings

San Jose Earthquakes 0W0D3W Minnesota United

Goals 2–10

2026-08-23San Jose Earthquakes1–5Minnesota United
2025-07-13Minnesota United4–1San Jose Earthquakes
2025-03-09San Jose Earthquakes0–1Minnesota United

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This season — other meeting

Minnesota UnitedvSan Jose Earthquakes

Where they stand — In a 30-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
San Jose Earthquakes	19	10	3	6	+11	33
Minnesota United	19	6	7	6	-5	25

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