Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Moreira 84' Y
Patrick Schulte 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Lower.com Field.

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

2
2
Columbus Crew SC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
19 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 0–1 L
13 Apr St. Louis City A 2–1 W
05 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
29 Mar D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
22 Mar New York City FC H 0–0 D
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
20 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 3–5 L
13 Apr Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr D.C. United SC H 6–1 W
30 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
22 Mar Charlotte FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC San Jose Earthquakes
#12 Position #18
29 Points 45
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
39 Scored 49
43 Conceded 39
-4 GD +10
1.07 PPG 1.67
30% Win % 48%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
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)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 29' A stunning finish from Sean Zawadzki — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Josef Martinez doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' Preston Judd is replacing Josef Martinez for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 54' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Jacen Russell-Rowe trudges off to be replaced by Aziel Jackson on 54 minutes.
  • 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruce Arena might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' Sensational shot from Max Arfsten. Columbus Crew SC is back in the lead.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Vitor Costa as he leaves the pitch. DeJuan Jones steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Niko Tsakiris comes on to replace Ian Harkes.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a card for Steven Moreira.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Patrick Schulte on 86 minutes earns him a card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • Full Time. Columbus Crew SC beats San Jose Earthquakes

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Francisco Calvo 2
Mike Grella 1
Magnus Eriksson 1
Cristian Espinoza 1
Harrison Afful 1
Sean Zawadzki 1

Head to Head

2025-04-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-04-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-04-19 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-04-13 St. Louis City 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-04-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2025-03-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-03-22 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 New York City FC D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-04-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-04-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-04-13 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-04-06 San Jose Earthquakes 6–1 D.C. United SC W 2025-03-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2025-03-22 Charlotte FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.71 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC49% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes27%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
73%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
51%
Columbus Crew SC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC32% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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