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

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
#10 Position #17
16 Points 32
15 Played 15
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
21 Scored 34
23 Conceded 15
-2 GD +19
1.07 PPG 2.13
27% Win % 67%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Lower.com Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. DeJuan Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' USA international Niko Tsakiris has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 29' Sean Zawadzki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Malte Amundsen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Josef Martinez makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' Vitor Costa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Josef Martinez is withdrawn and Preston Judd gets his opportunity.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Aziel Jackson is replacing Jacen Russell-Rowe for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' Magnificent from Max Arfsten! That is 13 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' DeJuan Jones is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vitor Costa at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' Ian Harkes makes way for Niko Tsakiris at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 80' Max Floriani, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Steven Moreira on 84.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Patrick Schulte. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 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
Francisco Calvo 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Cristian Espinoza 1
Harrison Afful 1
Sean Zawadzki 1
Mike Grella 1
Max Arfsten 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
1.45 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or San Jose Earthquakes 76% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes33%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
67%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
57%
Columbus Crew SC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC26% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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