Thursday , 2 July 2026

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

8
3
3
Houston Dynamo 14 games · Avg 3.6 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#22 Position #17
22 Points 32
14 Played 15
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
19 Scored 34
23 Conceded 15
-4 GD +19
1.57 PPG 2.13
50% Win % 67%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilmer Cabrera will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Shea Salinas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Netherlands international Danny Hoesen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Boniek Garcia, a Honduras , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Tommy Thompson was booked on 28.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Anibal Godoy on 34 minutes.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alberth Elis makes it 1-0.
  • 53' Alberth Elis was booked on 53.
  • 56' GOAL! Jackson Yueill fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 59' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 59 minute. Shea Salinas leaves to be changed by Vako Qazaishvili.
  • 60' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tomas Martinez on 60.
  • 64' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Marlon Hairston exits the field as Thomas McNamara enters on 64.
  • 69' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Adam Lundqvist will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' Chris Wondolowski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jackson Yueill on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Tomas Martinez makes way for Darwin Ceren at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 87' Marcos Lopez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 87.
  • 88' The whistle greets Tommy Thompson as he departs to be replaced by Nick Lima.
  • 89' Juan Cabezas gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Matias Vera and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Ferreira 4
Jackson Yueill 3
Preston Judd 3
Thor Ulfarsson 3
Tomas Martinez 3
Vako Qazaishvili 2
Jeremy Ebobisse 2
Tomas Martinez 2

Head to Head

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

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-04-13 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-03-31 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W 2019-03-16 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-03-09 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2019-04-13 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-04-07 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2019-03-30 San Jose Earthquakes 0–5 Los Angeles FC L 2019-03-16 New York Red Bulls 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2019-03-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.72 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo46% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes31%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
68%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
54%
Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo29% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 18% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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