Saturday , 8 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
4 – 2
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sat 1 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 26' Daniel Munie
Bryan Ramirez 34' 1–1
1–2 57' Timo Werner
Tom Barlow 80' 2–2
Evander 82' 3–2
Ayoub Jabbari 90+6' 4–2
Kyle Smith 20' Y
Pavel Bucha 87' Y
Miles Robinson 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 17 39
2 Internacional CF Miami 17 37
3 New England Revolution 16 29
4 Chicago Fire FC 16 26
5 New York City FC 17 25
6 Charlotte FC 17 25
7 FC Cincinnati 17 23
8 D.C. United SC 17 22
9 New York Red Bulls 17 22
10 Orlando City SC 17 20
11 Columbus Crew SC 17 19
12 Toronto FC 17 16
13 Montreal Impact FC 17 15
14 Philadelphia Union 17 13
15 Atlanta United FC 17 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 33
17 Los Angeles FC 18 33
18 San Jose Earthquakes 17 33
19 FC Dallas 17 26
20 Real Salt Lake 16 26
21 Houston Dynamo 16 26
22 St. Louis City 17 25
23 Seattle Sounders FC 16 24
24 Minnesota United FC 17 23
25 Portland Timbers 17 21
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 18 21
27 San Diego FC 17 20
28 Colorado Rapids SC 17 19
29 Austin FC 17 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 17 14

Head-to-Head

3
1
FC Cincinnati 4 games · Avg 4.8 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-05-05 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 4–2 W
25 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–3 W
23 May Orlando City SC H 6–2 W
17 May San Diego FC A 3–3 D
13 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug FC Cincinnati A 2–4 L
26 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
23 Jul Orlando City SC H 0–4 L
24 May Portland Timbers A 3–1 W
17 May FC Dallas H 2–3 L
14 May Seattle Sounders FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati San Jose Earthquakes
#7 Position #18
23 Points 33
17 Played 17
6 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 4
41 Scored 35
42 Conceded 20
-1 GD +15
1.35 PPG 1.94
35% Win % 59%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
28% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (23 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/6
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Cincinnati and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Kyle Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Timo Werner, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 26' Daniel Munie puts San Jose Earthquakes on the lead.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruce Arena might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 34' A goal from the Ecuador international Bryan Ramirez! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-1!
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ian Harkes made 281 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 100% of all matches.
  • 46' Ian Harkes gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Nick Fernandez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' A goal from the Germany international Timo Werner! He fires home on 57 to make it 1-2!
  • 60' Vitor Costa makes way for Jamar Ricketts at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 65' Jamar Ricketts is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 70' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Tom Barlow comes on to replace Kenji Mboma.
  • 73' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Jack Skahan on, Ousseni Bouda off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Preston Judd has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 9 goals this season.
  • 80' Brilliant from the ! Tom Barlow makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 80.
  • 82' What a moment for Evander! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dave Romney is hanging Ronaldo Vieira on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 88' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Ender Echenique by Alvas Powell on 88 minute.
  • 89' Miles Robinson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Ayoub Jabbari is replacing Kevin Denkey for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Kubo 4
Brenner da Silva 2
Timo Werner 1
Daniel Munie 1
Evander 1
Tom Barlow 1
Ayoub Jabbari 1
Bryan Ramirez 1

Head to Head

2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-05-05 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-07-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-05-23 FC Cincinnati 6–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-05-17 San Diego FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2026-05-13 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-07-23 San Jose Earthquakes 0–4 Orlando City SC L 2026-05-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-05-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 FC Dallas L 2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.77 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.44 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati51% Draw19% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes84% 0% No16%
Avg goals/match: 5.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 88%
12%
± 3.5 75%
25%
± 4.5 58%
42%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
70%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
49%
FC Cincinnati or San Jose Earthquakes
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati37% Draw33% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 3
4.5%
1 – 1
4.3%
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.2%
4 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 13% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 17% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 15% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 10% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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