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San Jose Earthquakes Home
VS
Minnesota United FC Away
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick San Jose Earthquakes or M. United
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.28 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Earthquakes and United Poised for Open Result

San Jose enter with a string of recent wins that suggest they can push forward at home despite defensive leaks. Minnesota have shown balance in attack and defense on their travels, rarely collapsing but also securing results. Head-to-head meetings feature few stalemates, with most encounters producing a winner for one side or the other. Both teams post identical clean-sheet rates this season, pointing to games that rarely end level. Injuries to key defenders on each roster could open spaces and reduce the chance of a tight, cagey affair. San Jose average more goals at home while Minnesota maintain a steady away output, setting up conditions where one team often breaks through. The pattern of results favors an outcome decided by goals rather than shared points.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 74.5% win rate
This season
San Jose Earthquakes Minnesota United FC
Over 2.5 goals 37% 5%
Clean sheet 26% 26%
Failed to score 11% 26%
Scored per game 2.0 1.1
Conceded per game 1.4 1.4
Scored home / away 1.8 / 2.2 0.8 / 1.4

Across 19 and 19 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
3 LOS Los Angeles FC 21 10 4 7 34
4 SAN San Jose Earthquakes 20 10 3 7 33
5 FCD FC Dallas 20 9 6 5 33
6 STL St. Louis City 20 8 6 6 30
7 COL Colorado Rapids 20 9 1 10 28
8 REA Real Salt Lake 19 8 4 7 28
9 POR Portland Timbers 20 8 3 9 27
10 LOS Los Angeles Galaxy 21 6 7 8 25
11 MIN Minnesota United FC 20 6 7 7 25
12 SEA Seattle Sounders 19 7 3 9 24
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
San Jose Earthquakes LDLLL
L vs Orlando City SC 0–4 Jul 23
D vs Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Jul 26
L @ FC Cincinnati 2–4 Aug 1
L vs St. Louis City 1–3 Aug 16
L @ Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Aug 20
Minnesota United FC LDWDL
L vs FC Juarez 1–2 Aug 5
D @ Tigres UANL 0–0 Aug 8
W vs Atlante FC 3–1 Aug 12
D @ Real Salt Lake 1–1 Aug 16
L vs Atlanta United FC 1–2 Aug 20
Goals trend · last 5 matches
San Jose Earthquakes
Scored 0.8 avg
0 1 2 1 0
Conceded 2.6 avg
4 1 4 3 1
Minnesota United FC
Scored 1.2 avg
1 0 3 1 1
Conceded 1.2 avg
2 0 1 1 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 San Jose Earthquakes
2 Draws
5 Minnesota United FC
Apr 2026 San Jose Earthquakes 4–2 Minnesota United FC San Jose Earthquakes
Jul 2025 Minnesota United FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes Minnesota United FC
Mar 2025 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC
Sep 2024 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC
Jul 2024 Minnesota United FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Minnesota United FC

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 10 meetings.

Team news · injuries & suspensions
San Jose Earthquakes
  • OUT N. Adimabua Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT D. Jones Achilles Tendon Injury
  • DOUBT E. Edwards Lower-Body Injury
  • DOUBT J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT N. Adimabua Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT D. Jones Achilles Tendon Injury
  • DOUBT E. Edwards Lower-Body Injury
  • DOUBT J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza Lower-Body Injury
Minnesota United FC
  • DOUBT N. Romero Lower-Body Injury
  • DOUBT P. Stroud Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT N. Triantis Lower-Body Injury
  • DOUBT N. Romero Lower-Body Injury
  • DOUBT P. Stroud Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT N. Triantis Lower-Body Injury