Major League Soccer · Matchweek 21
San Jose Earthquakes
SAN
1–5Full time
Minnesota United
MIN
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
46%Possession51%
36%Territory44%
28%From set plays27%
0.14Chance quality0.10
4.7%Directness5.2%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for San Jose, 3 for Minnesota. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.