Approaching the top clubs is the task when these two mid-table clubs duel. Both will be aiming to improve their league table position, SJ Earthquakes in 8th and Minnesota United in 7th spot.
- Minnesota United have the most clean sheets (5) away in Major League Soccer
It's quite the trip for Minnesota United when visiting SJ Earthquakes as the cities are 3200 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither SJ Earthquakes nor Minnesota United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
SJ Earthquakes have collected 25 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 7-4-2.
Earthquakes's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus LA Galaxy (placed 13th). The attacking player Ebobisse was declared "man of the match" for SJ Earthquakes with the rating of 7.85/10. Ebobisse scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sporting KC.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how SJ Earthquakes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 6.
A decent goal production from SJ Earthquakes in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Earthquakes have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Minnesota United form and stats
Playing away, Minnesota United, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in Major League Soccer, have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 6 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Minnesota United, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Minnesota United had fun at their own home (Stanford Stadium) last time out, beating Colorado Rapids 3-0. Reynoso (2) and Pukki scored. Minnesota delivered their win in the match against Colorado Rapids already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! Reynoso got a match rating of 8.74 in that game, top player of the team. Reynoso scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Seattle Sounders.We have checked recent matches where Minnesota United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 24 games were 9 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats.
Minnesota United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). 18 goals have been conceded by Minnesota in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for SJ Earthquakes, two draws and five wins for Minnesota United. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Espinoza 12 goals |  J. Ebobisse 8 goals |   E. Reynoso 6 goals |
SJ Earthquakes missing players
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| SJ Earthquakes | Minnesota United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 31 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 35 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 31 |
| 88% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 77% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 76% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 48% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 23% | 20% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 56% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 32% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 16% |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 5.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 13 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.8 | 13.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 38% | 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 29% |
| 13.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 16.3 | 14.2 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Minnesota United have the most clean sheets (5) away in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Minnesota United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 47 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | SJ Earthquakes | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -4 | 35 |
| 9 | Dallas | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Austin | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | -12 | 29 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -8 | 28 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -21 | 19 |
