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 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#19	Position	#18
32	Points	33
18	Played	18
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 5
27	Scored	37
24	Conceded	24
+3	GD	+13
1.78	PPG	1.83
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/6

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Houston Dynamo have kicked off against San Jose Earthquakes. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
8' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Tommy Thompson is replaced by Luciano Abecasis on 8 minute.
13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
18' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zarek Valentin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
29' Fafa Picault was booked on 29.
34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eric Remedi made 287 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' A stunning finish from Memo Rodriguez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
41' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Matias Vera gets a Yellow card.
46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
51' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Javier Lopez gets a Yellow card.
52' Eric Remedi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
55' Assisted by Tyler Pasher with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maximiliano Urruti makes no mistake. 2-0!
60' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Marcos Lopez trudges off to be replaced by Shea Salinas on 60 minutes.
61' Chris Wondolowski is replacing Carlos Fierro for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
66' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Cade Cowell departs to be replaced by Paul Marie.
67' Darwin Ceren has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Corona on 67 minute.
71' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Fafa Picault has done his job and it is now time for Ariel Lassiter to step up.
74' Goal! Paul Marie scores his 7 goal in 282 matches.
79' USA international Tommy Thompson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
84' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
87' Andres Rios has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
87' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Memo Rodriguez is replaced by Derrick Jones.
90' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Derrick Jones gets a Yellow card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Houston Dynamo take all three points.

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
Tomas Martinez	3
Jackson Yueill	3
Preston Judd	3
Thor Ulfarsson	3
Cristian Espinoza	2
Mauro Manotas	2
Vako Qazaishvili	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

3 / 4

1.74 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 San Jose Earthquakes xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo44% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes32%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

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

69%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

56%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo31% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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