Match summary
Before kickoff, SJ Earthquakes were 4th in the table but 14th on points from the last five league games.
SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
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SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This win ended Minnesota United's 9-match winless run in Major League Soccer (United States).Run from 2026-05-10: 5D 4L; league matches of this season only.
- Minnesota United won 5-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 4th minute; timeline of 6 goals matches the final score.
- Minnesota United, 12th before kickoff, beat SJ Earthquakes, who were 4th.Pre-kickoff table rebuilt from 309 earlier results of this stage: Minnesota United 25 points from 20, SJ Earthquakes 33 from 20.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
SJ Earthquakes0W 1D 4L
SJ EarthquakesMinnesota United
1Pointsof 153
4Goals scored4
13Goals conceded6
0Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row3
6Without a win9
15+Conceded in a row3
Head to head8 meetings · Mar 2022 – Apr 2026
- SJ Earthquakes wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- Minnesota United wins
- 5
2.75goals per meeting
63%both teams scored
38%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSJ Earthquakes 1W 0D 4L · 3.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 309 earlier results
SJ EarthquakesMinnesota United
#4Position#12
33Points20 v 20 games25
+10Goal difference-6
1.9Scored per gameleague avg 1.521.1
1.4Conceded per game1.4
#14Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SJ EarthquakesMinnesota United
- 86'Goal · Minnesota United · Mauricio Gonzalez1-5
- 86'Substitution · Minnesota United · Devin Padelford · InOut: Anthony Markanich Jr.
- Yellow Card · SJ Earthquakes · Benji Kikanović85'
- 83'Substitution · Minnesota United · Mauricio Gonzalez · InOut: Kelvin Yeboah
- 83'Substitution · Minnesota United · Carlos Harvey · InOut: Wil Trapp
- Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Jamar Ricketts · InOut: Vítor Costa78'
- 77'Substitution · Minnesota United · Tomás Chancalay · InOut: Marcus Caldeira
- 77'Substitution · Minnesota United · Nectarios Triantis · InOut: Owen Gene
- Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Nick Fernandez · InOut: Niko Tsakiris66'
- Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Paul Marie · InOut: Ousseni Bouda66'
- 65'Goal · Minnesota United · Marcus Caldeira1-4
- Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Darius Johnson · InOut: Timo Werner57'
- Substitution · SJ Earthquakes · Ian Harkes · InOut: Jonathan González46'
- 44'Goal · Minnesota United · Kelvin Yeboah1-3
- 40'Goal · Minnesota United · Kelvin Yeboah1-2
- 10'Goal · Minnesota United · Joaquín Pereyra1-1
- Penalty · SJ Earthquakes · Timo Werner1-0 · Penalty4'
Match Statistics
Match stats
SJ EarthquakesMinnesota United
58%Ball Possession42%
11Shots Total11
6Shots On Target7
3Corners3
14Fouls15
1Yellow Cards0
0Offsides3
1Saves5
496Passes355
3Shots Off Target4
71Attacks72
35Dangerous Attacks37
7Shots Inside Box10
4Shots Outside Box1
1Goals5
12Free Kicks13
2Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions5
17Tackles23
0Assists5
394Accurate Passes262
16Total Crosses8
3Accurate Crosses2
7Interceptions8
57Duels Won56
4Big Chances Created6
3Big Chances Missed4
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-1-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(93%) | 2 | 4/5 | |
Nick Fernandez MF | 6.8 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 17(76%) | 1 | 4/6 |
| 6.8 | 57' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 27(78%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 6.7 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 22(73%) | - | 1/7 | |
| 6.6 | 33' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(75%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 23(74%) | - | 4/10 | |
| 6.5 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(84%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 53(85%) | 2 | 5/12 | |
| 6.3 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(86%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.3 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(79%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 74(85%) | 3 | 9/12 | |
| 6.3 | 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(71%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 5.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 68(76%) | 2 | 5/11 | |
| 5.8 | 78' | 0 | 0 | - | 33(82%) | 5 | 8/13 | |
| 5.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(67%) | 2 | 10/19 | |
| 5.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(74%) | - | 0/1 |