Major League Soccer: San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 21 match between San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Minnesota United come to PayPal Park for the Major League Soccer match on Sunday, San Jose Earthquakes will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

San Jose Earthquakes approach round 21 as number 4 in the Major League Soccer table with 33 points on their account so far. With 20 rounds behind them, Minnesota United have amassed 25 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.

Form: San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United

San Jose Earthquakes Form

San Jose Earthquakes have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-2 by FC Cincinnati, before St. Louis City ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against LA Galaxy, who came out 1-0 winners. San Jose Earthquakes just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the PayPal Park. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded 13 goals.

Minnesota United Form

Minnesota United show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 3-1 win against Atlante. Then a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake followed before they lost against Atlanta United with a 1-2 scoreline. Minnesota United won three of a possible six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats for San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for San Jose Earthquakes, Preston Judd has been good for them over the course of the season with 11 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Minnesota United, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular betting markets: San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at PayPal Park across all tournaments San Jose Earthquakes won four times, drew two and lost four times. Minnesota United claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Minnesota United have beaten San Jose Earthquakes in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

San Jose Earthquakes scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Minnesota United scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Minnesota United played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While San Jose Earthquakes managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Minnesota United kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Minnesota United have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with San Jose Earthquakes when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for San Jose Earthquakes, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Minnesota United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Astonishingly, San Jose Earthquakes conceded a goal in their last 14 matches.