San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FC 10/1/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The San Jose Earthquakes host Minnesota United on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. San Jose is last in the conference table at 7-10-15 on 31 points with a goal difference of -19. San Jose was defeated at home by the LA Galaxy 3-2 in its most recent fixture last Saturday and Although the Earthquakes will not make the postseason, they can help decide who does and who doesn't.

San Jose has just seven victories through 32 matches and are likely to finish with the second worst overall record in the MLS, ahead of only DC United. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 16, while Cristian Espinoza has scored seven. Espinoza is also the leader in assists with 12, while Jamiro Monteiro has six. 

Minnesota is seventh in the conference table at 13-6-13 on 45 points with a goal difference of -3. Minnesota currently holds the seventh and final spot in the Western Conference for playoff qualification and must take points each time out over the final two matches. Minnesota was defeated by Sporting Kansas City 4-1 in its most recent match. Minnesota is winless in each of its last five matches in the MLS.

Minnesota has taken only one point from its last five MLS fixtures with one draw and four losses. This is the worst run of five matches for Minnesota in the same season over the last four years. During this current winless run of five matches, Minnesota has scored only two goals. Emanuel Reynoso is the leading goal scorer for Minnesota with 10 and Luis Amarilla has scored nine. Reynoso is the leader in assists with six.