Atlanta United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Atlanta United FC

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 19:30 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'

Emerson Hyndman 14' Y

Y 16' Cristian Espinoza

Justin Meram 24' Y

R 34' Cristian Espinoza

Y 48' Daniel Vega

Y 62' Judson

R 90' Chris Wondolowski

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Chris Penso
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Ricardo Salazar
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–1	W
18 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–3	L
31 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	2–0	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
14 Sep	New York City FC	A	1–2	L
12 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
01 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	3–0	W
25 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
22 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		San Jose Earthquakes
#14	Position	#18
27	Points	45
27	Played	27
7 / 6 / 14	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 8
32	Scored	49
45	Conceded	39
-13	GD	+10
1.00	PPG	1.67
26%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/6

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Atlanta United FC have kicked off against San Jose Earthquakes. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
4' Against the run of play, Justin Meram has scored! This game has turned on its head.
9' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Leandro Gonzalez Pirez suffering a number of foals already.
14' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
16' That is a Yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza will be fuming at that decision.
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
24' Controversy at the stadium! Justin Meram argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
27' Brad Guzan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
32' Atlanta United FC have won 437 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Red card on 34.
39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
44' A quiet spell here at . San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Vega.
53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Tommy Thompson is withdrawn and Shea Salinas gets his opportunity.
60' Hector Villalba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Justin Meram at the 60 minute mark.
61' The crowd applauds Chris Wondolowski as he leaves the pitch. Danny Hoesen steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
62' A moment of madness from Judson on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
65' Brandon Vazquez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eric Remedi at the 65 minute mark.
70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eric Remedi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
79' Mo Adams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josef Martinez on 79 minute.
83' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Andres Rios comes on to replace Judson.
88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank de Boer will be considering his options from the bench.
90' The referee calls foul for Chris Wondolowski. He receives a Red card.
90' Assisted by Darlington Nagbe with the perfectly-timed delivery and Emerson Hyndman makes no mistake. 3-0!
Atlanta United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

93
Judson ↓ Andres Rios 83'
37
Guram Kashia
7
Magnus Eriksson
11
Vako Qazaishvili
24
Nick Lima
8
Chris Wondolowski C ↓ Danny Hoesen 61'
23
Florian Jungwirth
14
Jackson Yueill
22
Tommy Thompson ↓ Shea Salinas 55'
10
Cristian Espinoza
17
Daniel Vega

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	2
Josef Martinez	2
Miguel Almiron	1
Emerson Hyndman	1
Danny Hoesen	1
Justin Meram	1
Vako Qazaishvili	1
Brad Guzan	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.04 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.69 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC50% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

50%

Atlanta United FC or San Jose Earthquakes

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC35% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Atlanta United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Clean Sheet