San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United Prediction: An exciting encounter on the cards

San Jose Earthquakes are becoming desperate to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats in their last 2 games. They have now lost 2 of their last 3 matches since the return of the domestic league. San Jose will now take on Minnesota United at the Earthquakes Stadium in this fixture.

Minnesota United are worthy opponents for the Earthquakes and they come into this game with a better win record. Since the return of the league, they have won 2 and drawn 1 game and are considered strong favorites to win here again.

San Jose Earthquakes were poor in the Leagues Cup tournament and although those fears were eased with the 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps. But since then, they have lost their last 2 games in a row. In their last game, they lost 3-2 against LA Galaxy. Tyler Boyd opened the scoring for LA Galaxy in the 16th minute, but San Jose got back into the game after Calegari scored an own goal in the 29th minute and Jeremy Ebobisse scored the second goal in the 31st minute. LA Galaxy got back into the game with 2 extra goals in the 50th and 61st minute. Riqui Puig and Dejan Joveljic scored both goals to seal the comeback over the Earthquakes.

San Jose Earthquakes have recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 MLS games. San Jose won against Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps, and they played a draw against Los Angeles FC, while they lost against Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy.

In their last 5 home MLS games, they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats and their last home game was the 3-2 defeat to LA Galaxy.

San Jose are ranked 8th in the western conference and 16th in the MLS, with 35 points from 26 matches played so far.

Streaks: less than 2.5 goals (5/7), first to concede (4/5).

Minnesota United have handled their Leagues Cup defeat humbling with style as they have gotten back at their best again. Since the 5-0 defeat to Nashville SC in the Leagues Cup, they have won 2 and drawn 1 game in the MLS. Most recently, they beat Colorado Rapids 3-0 at home. Emmanuel Reynoso scored a brace in the 18th and 28th minutes before Teemu Pukki scored the third goal in the 43rd minute. The scoreline remained unchanged until the end of the game and Minnesota got all 3 points.

Minnesota United are unbeaten in their last 5 matches in the MLS, in those games, they had 3 wins and 2 draws. They won games against Houston Dynamo, New York City and Colorado Rapids, and played a draw against Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders.

Away from home, they are unbeaten in their last 3 away MLS games and in their last 5 away games, they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They won their last away game 2-0 against New York City.

Minnesota United are ranked 15th in the MLS, with 35 points from 25 matches played.

Streaks: no losses (3), more than 2.5 goals (6/8), first to score (6/8).

According to the head-to-head record, Minnesota United and San Jose Earthquakes have played 14 matches against each other. San Jose won 7 matches, while Minnesota United won 5 and 2 matches ended in a draw.

• Both teams scored in 6/8 matches.
• San Jose Earthquakes scored first in 4/5 matches.

According to Analysis, San Jose Earthquakes have scored 31 goals and conceded 35 goals in the MLS. They average 1.2 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%, while conceding an average of 1.3 goals per game and they have 8 clean sheets. They also average 5.4 corners per game.

While Minnesota United have scored 32 goals and conceded 31 goals in the MLS. They average 1.3 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%, while conceding an average of 1.2 goals per game and they have 8 clean sheets. They also average 5.5 corners per game.

• Under 11.5 Corners at 1.61 Odds
• First Half 1-2 Multi Goals at 1.60 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goal at 1.66 Odds