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MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

  • Minnesota United’s last game was a 1-0 win away at Providence Park against Portland Timbers.
  • Forward Adrien Hunou’s game-winning goal in the second minute was the quickest goal in Minnesota’s MLS history. The previous record was held by Christian Ramirez and Darwin Quintero, who each scored in the fifth minute.
  • Midfielder Franco Fragapane assisted Hunou’s goal, giving him a three-game streak with either a goal or assist. Hunou has a two-game goal/assist streak.
  • Fragapane is currently averaging 0.67 assists and 0.67 goals per game.
  • MNUFC lost their first four games against San Jose across the club’s first two seasons in MLS.
  • Since Matias Almeyda took over as head coach at San Jose, Minnesota have not lost to the Quakes in the regular season, outscoring them 11-3 in one home and two away wins.
  • At 17 years old, San Jose’s Cade Cowell leads the team in both goals and assists with three of each.
  • On Tuesday, San Jose announced they had parted ways with general manager Jesse Fioranelli after a 3-7-1 start to the season.
  • San Jose’s current seven-game winless streak is the second longest in the league this season behind Austin FC’s current eight-game winless streak.
  • The Quakes also recently ended a streak of 438 minutes without a goal when Cade Cowell scored in the 83rd minute of their last game against the LA Galaxy, a 3-1 loss.
  • Minnesota United are tied for second overall in shots with 159 on the year. San Jose are in third with 157.
  • Although the Quakes are second in shots on goal with 66, they are 23rd in scoring percentage at 7.6%. The Loons sit in 25th at 6.3%.
  • San Jose’s 1.82 goals allowed average is third-worst in MLS.
  • The Quakes' Eric Remedi has suffered the most fouls this season with 43. The Loons’ Emanuel Reynoso is seventh on that list with 26.
  • Remedi is also tied with Leandro Gonzalez Pirez for the most yellow cards with six.
  • Tyler Miller’s 0.33 goals against average continues to lead the league after a shutout against Portland.
  • JT Marcinkowski of the Quakes is fourth for total saves with 37.
  • MNUFC is third in MLS in key passes with 111 and tied for third in clean sheets with four on the year.
  • Michael Boxall and Chase Gasper have played every minute on the field for MNUFC this season. They are among 35 players across MLS with at least 10 games played to have played every minute for their club in 2021.
  • Emanuel Reynoso is third in MLS in key passes with 30, and second in successful dribbles with 28.

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS

  • Jackson Yueill is a native of Bloomington, Minnesota.
  • Ike Opara was drafted 3rd overall by San Jose in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He played three seasons with the Earthquakes.
  • Minnesota Technical Director Mark Watson has held multiple coaching positions with San Jose. He was an assistant from 2010 to 2013, then took over as interim head coach for the latter part of 2013. Watson was named head coach for the 2014 season.
  • Shea Salinas and Michael Boxall played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2011. Salinas was briefly loaned to the Charleston Battery in 2008, where he played with Osvaldo Alonso.
  • Matt Bersano and Hassani Dotson both played college soccer at Oregon State. Bersano and Tyler Miller both played for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in 2016.