D.C. United SC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
D.C. United SC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Audi Field.
- D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
- San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 0–0 D 02 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 4–0 W 26 Aug Philadelphia Union H 1–3 L 20 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L 15 Jul New England Revolution A 0–4 L 08 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–0 D 03 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D 31 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L 27 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L 21 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W 13 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W Season Stats
D.C. United SC San Jose Earthquakes #9 Position #17 18 Points 32 15 Played 15 4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3 21 Scored 34 25 Conceded 15 -4 GD +19 1.20 PPG 2.13 27% Win % 67% Key Stats
80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this seasonD.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
D.C. United SC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-602/361-751/276+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededSan Jose Earthquakes0-157/316-302/231-453/146-604/461-753/–76+7/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between D.C. United SC and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
- 5' 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 Russell Canouse suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Akapo made 246 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Cristian Dajome has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' Daniel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 51' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
- 56' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 63' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 63.
- 65' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 65.
- 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
- 72' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 72 minute. Cristian Dajome leaves to be changed by Erik Hurtado.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Tommy Thompson. He replaces Jamiro Monteiro on 76 minute.
- 81' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Gabriel Pirani is replaced by Yamil Asad on 81 minute.
- 82' Ayo Akinola has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse on 82 minute.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Nigel Robertha. He replaces Russell Canouse on 87 minute.
- 90' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Cam Cilley. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
D.C. United SC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 43
- 24
- 15
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- 7
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12
Cristian Dajome ↓ Erik Hurtado 72'
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10
Gabriel Pirani ↓ Yamil Asad 81'
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Bench
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22
Yamil Asad ↑ 81'
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Erik Hurtado ↑ 72'
- 23
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Nigel Robertha ↑ 87'
- 72
- 50
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Coach Wayne RooneySan Jose Earthquakes Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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- 14
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Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Ayo Akinola 82'
- 42
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Cristian Espinoza ↓ Cam Cilley 90'
- 26
- 3
- 15
- 35
- 30
- 24
Bench
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Tommy Thompson ↑ 76'
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Ayo Akinola ↑ 82'
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55
Michael Baldisimo ↑ 76'
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- 20
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Cam Cilley ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josef Martinez 3 Jackson Yueill 2 Yamil Asad 1 Cristian Espinoza 1 Darren Mattocks 1 Amahl Pellegrino 1 Luciano Acosta 1 Chris Wondolowski 1 Head to Head
D.C. United SC Form
2023-09-09 D.C. United SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2023-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-07-15 New England Revolution 4–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-07-08 D.C. United SC 2–2 Internacional CF Miami DSan Jose Earthquakes Form
2023-09-09 D.C. United SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.15 D.C. United SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.6 San Jose Earthquakes xGI would bet for: D.C. United SC or San Jose Earthquakes 73%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
D.C. United SC or Draw 58%Draw or San Jose Earthquakes 69%D.C. United SC or San Jose Earthquakes 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%0 – 1 9.4%1 – 2 9.1%0 – 0 Actual0 – 2 8.1%2 – 1 6.5%1 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 5.2%1 – 3 4.9%0 – 3 4.2%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC
Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 15% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 22% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 14% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet 21% ✗San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

