Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 13 Apr 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 28' Tommy Thompson

Maynor Figueroa 30' Y

Y 34' Anibal Godoy

Alberth Elis 53' Y

Adam Lundqvist 69' Y

R 87' Marcos Lopez

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Caleb Mendez
Referee Ian McKay

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-13 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-09-30 Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-04-15 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
31 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	4–1	W
16 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–2	W
09 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
28 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–2	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
07 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–0	W
30 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	0–5	L
16 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	1–4	L
10 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	0–3	L
03 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		San Jose Earthquakes
#20	Position	#18
44	Points	45
27	Played	27
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 8
34	Scored	49
32	Conceded	39
+2	GD	+10
1.63	PPG	1.67
48%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 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' And we are off! Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — let the football do the talking.
5' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Florian Jungwirth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' It’s high time Wilmer Cabrera made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Alberth Elis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
28' The referee has no hesitation. Tommy Thompson is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 28.
30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maynor Figueroa.
34' The referee has no hesitation. Anibal Godoy is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 34.
39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' Honduras international Boniek Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alberth Elis makes it 1-0.
53' Alberth Elis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
56' The deadlock is broken! Jackson Yueill gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
59' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Shea Salinas trudges off to be replaced by Vako Qazaishvili on 59 minutes.
60' Brilliant from the ! Tomas Martinez makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 60.
64' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Marlon Hairston departs to be replaced by Thomas McNamara.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adam Lundqvist.
70' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Jackson Yueill is replaced by Chris Wondolowski.
75' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
80' Houston Dynamo make a change. Tomas Martinez trudges off to be replaced by Darwin Ceren on 80 minutes.
85' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Marcos Lopez.
88' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Nick Lima on, Tommy Thompson off on 88 minutes.
89' Juan Cabezas is replacing Matias Vera for the Houston Dynamo side.
With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

6
Aljaz Struna
15
Maynor Figueroa
3
Adam Lundqvist
27
Boniek Garcia C
23
Joe Willis
10
Tomas Martinez ↓ Darwin Ceren 80'
9
Mauro Manotas
17
Alberth Elis
20
A.J. DeLaGarza
14
Marlon Hairston ↓ Thomas McNamara 64'
22
Matias Vera ↓ Juan Cabezas 89'

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

31
Harold Cummings
20
Anibal Godoy
9
Danny Hoesen
7
Magnus Eriksson
6
Shea Salinas C ↓ Vako Qazaishvili 59'
23
Florian Jungwirth
14
Jackson Yueill ↓ Chris Wondolowski 70'
22
Tommy Thompson ↓ Nick Lima 88'
27
Marcos Lopez
10
Cristian Espinoza
17
Daniel Vega

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.89 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo55% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

77%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

45%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo36% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Clean Sheet