Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Houston Dynamo

2 – 1

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 00:00 UTC BBVA Compass Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Fafa Picault 29' Y

Matias Vera 41' Y

Y 51' Javier Lopez

Y 52' Eric Remedi

Y 87' Andres Rios

Derrick Jones 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Jeffrey Greeson
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee R. Mendoza

13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

Houston Dynamo 14 games · Avg 3.6 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Houston Dynamo 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
17 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L
31 Oct	FC Dallas	A	0–3	L
29 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
25 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
19 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–2	D

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
22 Nov	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–3	D
08 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–4	L
05 Nov	Los Angeles FC	H	3–2	W
29 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at BBVA Compass Stadium!
5' Tim Parker is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
8' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Tommy Thompson departs to be replaced by Luciano Abecasis.
13' 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.
18' 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.
23' Luciano Abecasis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
28' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
29' The referee has no hesitation. Fafa Picault is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 29.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, J.T. Marcinkowski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
39' Memo Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
41' The referee calls foul for Matias Vera. He receives a Yellow card.
46' 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.
51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Javier Lopez.
52' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Eric Remedi gets a Yellow card.
55' GOAL! Maximiliano Urruti scores on 55. Assisted by Tyler Pasher
60' Shea Salinas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcos Lopez on 60 minute.
61' The crowd applauds Carlos Fierro as he leaves the pitch. Chris Wondolowski steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
66' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Cade Cowell has done his job and it is now time for Paul Marie to step up.
67' Darwin Ceren is replacing Joe Corona for the Houston Dynamo side.
71' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Fafa Picault is replaced by Ariel Lassiter on 71 minute.
74' Goal! Paul Marie scores his 7 goal in 279 matches.
79' The 30-year-old Matias Vera has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
84' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
87' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 87.
87' Derrick Jones is replacing Memo Rodriguez for the Houston Dynamo side.
90' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

37
Maximiliano Urruti ↓ Christian Ramirez 87'
5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist
27
Boniek Garcia C
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Derrick Jones 87'
4
Zarek Valentin
10
Fafa Picault ↓ Ariel Lassiter 71'
1
Marko Maric
22
Matias Vera
14
Joe Corona ↓ Darwin Ceren 67'
19
Tyler Pasher

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Andres Rios ↑ 60'
6
Shea Salinas ↑ 60'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 61'
26
Eric Calvillo
2
Luciano Abecasis ↑ 8'
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie ↑ 66'
19
Siad Haji
15
Tanner Beason

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-10-19 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-11-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-11-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles FC W 2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.5 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo37% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes39%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

61%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

63%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo24% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes35%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.9%

0 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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