San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 Minnesota United — Result, Statistics & Match Review — USA - Open Cup, 29 Apr 2026

📅29/04/2026 · 🕒05:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-1 2nd Score 1-2
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
51%
1.64
Draw
21%
3.94
Away
28%
4.04
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
46%
2.43
Over 2.5
54%
1.51
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%
1.55
No
46%
2.29
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
26%
4.69
2-3 Goals
40%
1.88
4-5 Goals
23%
2.62
6+ Goals
11%
6.71
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
17%
1/2
7%
1/X
5%
X/1
26%
X/2
10%
X/X
9%
2/1
8%
2/2
11%
2/X
7%
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
51%
Home Win
57%
-5.5pp
21%
Draw
22%
-1.0pp
28%
Away Win
21%
+6.5pp
46%
Under 2.5
38%
+9.0pp
54%
Over 2.5
62%
-9.0pp
54%
BTTS Yes
60%
-6.8pp
46%
BTTS No
40%
+6.8pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME San Jose Earthquakes EU Bookmakers 61%
Head to Head
AWAY Minnesota United EU Bookmakers 25%
+15% / +15% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +61% / +61%
2.48/1.34 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 0.84/0.79
-17% / +13% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -13% / +150%
56% Ball Possession 44%
16 Total Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 4
392 · 82% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 302 · 78%
39.0 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 19.8
33.0 Crosses 16.9
2.6 Yellow Cards 1.1
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME San Jose Earthquakes
0W-2D-4L
AWAY Minnesota United
0.67 Avg Goals (FT) 1.83
1.31 xG 2.08
56% Ball Possession 44%
12 Total Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 5
380 Passes 294
82% Pass Accuracy 78%
22 Box Touches 28
24 Crosses 16
2 Yellow Cards 1
13.07.2025 Minnesota United Minnesota United 4-1 HT 3-0 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes ABD
09.03.2025 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 HT 0-1 Minnesota United Minnesota United ABD
01.09.2024 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 HT 1-1 Minnesota United Minnesota United ABD
21.07.2024 Minnesota United Minnesota United 2-0 HT 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes ABD
01.10.2023 Minnesota United Minnesota United 1-1 HT 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes ABD
03.09.2023 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 HT 1-1 Minnesota United Minnesota United ABD
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME San Jose Earthquakes
4-2
AWAY Minnesota United
1.32 xG 1.92
42% Ball Possession 58%
9 Total Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 5
9 Corners 8
255 Passes 409
74% Pass Accuracy 84%
22 Box Touches 35
20 Crosses 25
2 Yellow Cards 0
POST-MATCH San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

San Jose Earthquakes saw off Minnesota United 4-2. Half-time: 1-0. 6 goals made it one of the day's more open games.

As our pre-match numbers suggested, our model had San Jose Earthquakes as the likeliest winner at 51%, and the 4-2 landed on that lead.

Over 2.5 goals sat near a coin-flip at 54% and both teams to score was close to even at 54%.

On the day, San Jose Earthquakes had 42% of the ball to Minnesota United's 58%, shots finished 9-15, expected goals 1.32 to 1.92 — on chances, Minnesota United could feel hard done by.

Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Minnesota United led the recent series with 4 wins, 2 drawn. Those games averaged 0.67 goals for San Jose Earthquakes and 1.83 for Minnesota United.

What was the final score of San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United?

San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 Minnesota United in the USA - Open Cup on 29/04/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United?

Before kick-off our model rated a San Jose Earthquakes win the most likely single outcome at about 51%, with the full match-result split San Jose Earthquakes 51%, draw 21%, Minnesota United 28%. The final score 4-2 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (San Jose Earthquakes), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (San Jose Earthquakes) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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