SJ Earthquakes 1-5 Minnesota United: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Minnesota United won it

Timo Werner put SJ Earthquakes ahead in the 4th minute from the penalty spot. Minnesota United levelled at 1-1 in the 10th minute through Joaquín Pereyra, set up by Anthony Markanich Jr.. Minnesota United turned it round: Kelvin Yeboah made it 1-2 in the 40th minute, set up by Kyle Duncan. Kelvin Yeboah made it 1-3 to Minnesota United in the 44th minute, set up by Owen Gene. Marcus Caldeira made it 1-4 to Minnesota United in the 65th minute, set up by Kyle Duncan. Mauricio Gonzalez made it 1-5 to Minnesota United in the 86th minute, set up by Joaquín Pereyra.

It was 1-3 at half-time.

Kelvin Yeboah scored twice.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, J. Marrufo, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to SJ Earthquakes and 0 to Minnesota United.

SJ Earthquakes: B. Arena, 4-2-3-1 · Minnesota United: C. Knowles, 3-4-1-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.66 for SJ Earthquakes and 2.01 for Minnesota United.

Minnesota United made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 3.0 goals.

SJ Earthquakes had 6 shots on target, Minnesota United 7.

Minnesota United's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

SJ Earthquakes had 58% of the ball, but Minnesota United took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

SJ Earthquakes came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.76 expected goals for and 1.42 against, and had won 42% of their matches.

Minnesota United came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.73 expected goals for and 1.69 against, and had won 26% of their matches.

SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Kelvin Yeboah (Minnesota United), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

SJ Earthquakes

• Jonathan González 7.1
• Nick Fernandez 6.8
• Timo Werner 6.8 1 goal
• Ousseni Bouda 6.7
• Darius Johnson 6.6

Minnesota United

• Kelvin Yeboah 8.3 2 goals
• Joaquín Pereyra 8.2 1 goal, 1 assist
• Anthony Markanich Jr. 7.7 1 assist
• Kyle Duncan 7.6 2 assists
• Drake Callender 7.4

The lowest-rated starter was Angus Gunn at 5.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• SJ Earthquakes: SJ Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
• Minnesota United: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United

What was the score in SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United?

SJ Earthquakes 1-5 Minnesota United (half-time 1-3), MLS, Sunday 23 August 2026.

Who scored in SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United?

Timo Werner 4', Joaquín Pereyra 10', Kelvin Yeboah 40', Kelvin Yeboah 44', Marcus Caldeira 65', Mauricio Gonzalez 86'.

Did Moneyball predict SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United?

Kelvin Yeboah, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed SJ Earthquakes vs Minnesota United?

J. Marrufo.