Wednesday , 2 September 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 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

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
#6 Position #19
31 Points 34
22 Played 22
8 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 8
49 Scored 39
51 Conceded 33
-2 GD +6
1.41 PPG 1.55
36% Win % 45%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
27% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (31 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/7
31-45
9/6
46-60
4/8
61-75
2/1
76+
11/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
8/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/2
76+
7/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 13 G 7 A
Kevin Denkey 11 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 6 G 1 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 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
Bryan Ramirez 1
Nick Lima 1
Cristian Espinoza 1
Hernan Lopez Munoz 1
Luciano Acosta 1
Pavel Bucha 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
2.97 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati57% Draw19% San Jose Earthquakes24%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 57%
43%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
75%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
43%
FC Cincinnati or San Jose Earthquakes
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati43% Draw32% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 1
4.5%
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 3
4.1%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 3
3.1%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 15% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 18% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 13% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 8% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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