Match Report
Minnesota United FC overwhelmed San Jose Earthquakes 5-1 on 23 August 2026. T. Werner opened the scoring from the penalty spot inside the first 4 minutes for San Jose Earthquakes to make it 1-0. J. Pereyra levelled it inside the first 10 minutes for Minnesota United FC, set up by A. Markanich, to make it 1-1. K. Yeboah put Minnesota United FC in front in the 40th minute, set up by K. Duncan, to make it 2-1. K. Yeboah added to the tally in the 44th minute for Minnesota United FC, set up by O. Gene, to make it 3-1. M. Caldeira added to the tally 65 minutes into the game for Minnesota United FC, set up by K. Duncan, to make it 4-1. M. Gonzalez added to the tally late on, in the 86th minute for Minnesota United FC, set up by C. Harvey, to make it 5-1. B. Kikanovic (85') was booked. Our current Elo ratings have the two sides almost level, San Jose Earthquakes just 13 rating points ahead of Minnesota United FC, so on those numbers there is little to choose between them. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Minnesota United FC only a 26.3% chance in this pairing, less than one in three. On current ratings the model puts Minnesota United FC at around 2.04 goals in this pairing; they scored 5 here. San Jose Earthquakes are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in Major League Soccer 2026. Minnesota United FC's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive defeats in Major League Soccer 2026.