FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Frank Anderson
- Referee David Gantar
- Referee Nick Uranga
- Referee Ramy Touchan
- Referee Silviu Petrescu
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 1–3 | L |
| 29 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | A | 3–2 | W |
| 22 Jul | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Jul | Chicago Fire FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 08 Jul | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–2 | L |
| 05 Jul | Atlanta United FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug | FC Dallas | A | 3–1 | W |
| 29 Jul | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Jul | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Jul | Montreal Impact FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Jul | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 3–3 | D |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | San Jose Earthquakes | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #19 |
| 58 | Points | 52 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 16 / 10 / 8 | W / D / L | 14 / 10 / 10 |
| 62 | Scored | 57 |
| 51 | Conceded | 51 |
| +11 | GD | +6 |
| 1.71 | PPG | 1.53 |
| 47% | Win % | 41% |
Key Stats
88%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
65%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
21%
Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
San Jose Earthquakes this season
FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
14/7
16-30
6/7
31-45
6/7
46-60
7/8
61-75
6/3
76+
10/16
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
San Jose Earthquakes
| Preston Judd | 17 G | 3 A |
| Ousseni Bouda | 7 G | 1 A |
| Timo Werner | 6 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against fc dallas and san jose earthquakes has kicked off!
- 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 15' san jose earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' The 38-year-old Roland Lamah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. fc dallas and san jose earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 30' fc dallas looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Petar Musa scoring 3 goals.
- 35' Vako Qazaishvili has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' san jose earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Felipe, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 50' fc dallas have won 443 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. san jose earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 60' The travelling san jose earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 65' Carlos Gruezo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 70' Florian Jungwirth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 80' fc dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against san jose earthquakes's shape.
- 85' san jose earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with fc dallas winning 100% of all matches.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for san jose earthquakes players.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
- 20
- 7
- 1
- 24
- 37
- 13
-
8
Victor Ulloa ↓ Jacori Hayes 52'
- 21
- 2
Bench
- 31
-
12
Ryan Hollingshead ↑ 70'
-
9
Cristian Colman ↑ 63'
- 14
- 19
-
15
Jacori Hayes ↑ 52'
- 27
Coach
Óscar Pareja
San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
- 37
- 31
- 20
-
9
Danny Hoesen ↓ Quincy Amarikwa 82'
- 7
- 6
-
10
Jahmir Hyka ↓ Chris Wondolowski 63'
- 11
- 96
- 28
- 24
Bench
-
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 63'
-
23
Florian Jungwirth ↑ 78'
- 2
- 30
- 14
- 12
-
25
Quincy Amarikwa ↑ 82'
Coach
Mikael Stahre
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Petar Musa | 6 |
| Vako Qazaishvili | 4 |
| Vako Qazaishvili | 4 |
| Jeremy Ebobisse | 4 |
| Chris Wondolowski | 3 |
| Jader Obrian | 3 |
| Magnus Eriksson | 2 |
| Josef Martinez | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
San Jose Earthquakes Form
2018-08-05
FC Dallas
1–3
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2018-07-29
San Jose Earthquakes
0–0
Real Salt Lake
D
2018-07-26
San Jose Earthquakes
0–1
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2018-07-14
Montreal Impact FC
2–0
San Jose Earthquakes
L
2018-07-08
Portland Timbers
2–1
San Jose Earthquakes
L
2018-07-01
San Jose Earthquakes
3–3
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.75
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95
San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas or San Jose Earthquakes 75% + Both teams to score 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Jose Earthquakes win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 4.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
61%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
63%
FC Dallas or San Jose Earthquakes
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | San Jose Earthquakes covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 10% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 16% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 18% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 13% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.