Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Houston Dynamo

0 – 0

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 58' Reid Roberts

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 29 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 29 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-29 Houston Dynamo 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-05-25 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Houston Dynamo 2024-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–0	D
22 Aug	St. Louis City	A	1–2	L
20 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
16 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–0	W
02 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–0	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
23 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–5	L
20 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
16 Aug	St. Louis City	H	1–3	L
01 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	2–4	L
26 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		San Jose Earthquakes
#20	Position	#19
46	Points	47
29	Played	29
13 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	13 / 8 / 8
39	Scored	51
37	Conceded	41
+2	GD	+10
1.59	PPG	1.62
45%	Win %	45%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

24% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (46 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/4

46-60

5/4

61-75

5/3

76+

4/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

7/7

61-75

5/2

76+

9/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	7 A
Mateusz Bogusz	7 G	1 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes get this one started.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruce Arena will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Angus Gunn is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Antonio Carlos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
30' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
50' Artur needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
55' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
61' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahim Aliyu. He replaces Franco Negri on 61 minute.
66' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
69' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Max Floriani on, Dave Romney off on 69 minutes.
73' Beau Leroux makes way for Nick Fernandez at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
75' Duncan McGuire has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hector Herrera on 75 minute.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' Jack Jasinski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamar Ricketts at the 82 minute mark.
83' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Felipe is replaced by Duane Holmes on 83 minute.
88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Agustin Bouzat is hanging Jack McGlynn on the field on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

87
Vitor Costa ↑ 90'
6
Ian Harkes ↑ 90'
16
Jack Skahan
19
Preston Judd ↑ 73'
9
Luka Jovanovic
31
Francesco Montali
25
Max Floriani ↑ 69'
20
Nick Fernandez ↑ 73'
17
Jack Jasinski ↑ 82'

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Ferreira	4
Thor Ulfarsson	3
Preston Judd	3
Tomas Martinez	3
Jackson Yueill	3
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Tomas Martinez	2
Amine Bassi	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-08-29 Houston Dynamo 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2026-08-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-16 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-08-08 New England Revolution 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-02 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-08-29 Houston Dynamo 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Minnesota United FC L 2026-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City L 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.22 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo45% Draw29% San Jose Earthquakes26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

74%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

55%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo28% Draw52% San Jose Earthquakes20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.3%

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	22%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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