October 2nd features a match where Minnesota United and San Jose Earthquakes will play a match in San Jose in a clash of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. San Jose Earthquakes sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against LA Galaxy. Javier Hernández scored the first goal for LA Galaxy in the 12th minute, then Gastón Brugman added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Marky Delgado. San Jose Earthquakes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while minnesota United is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Sporting KC. Michael Boxall scored the first goal for Sporting KC on an own goal in the 31st minute, then Erik Thommy added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Johnny Russell. Minnesota United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Minnesota United and San Jose Earthquakes last played eachother at the Allianz Field on Sun Mar 20th. Minnesota United was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Luis Amarilla scored the first goal for Minnesota United in the 32nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, San Jose Earthquakes couldn’t muster any offence and Minnesota United ran away with the shutout win.
Brent Kallman and Mender García are the top scorers for Minnesota United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Jeremy Ebobisse and Nathan have been the hottest scorers for San Jose Earthquakes in the last five each having scored 2 goals.