Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Houston Dynamo

4 – 1

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Thu 22 Jun 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Amine Bassi 3' 1–0

Corey Baird 5' 2–0

2–1 41' Carlos Akapo

Thor Ulfarsson 77' 3–1

Thor Ulfarsson 89' 4–1

Erik Sviatchenko 37' Y

Y 38' Jeremy Ebobisse

Y 50' Ousseni Bouda

Y 67' Judson

Y 81' Jackson Yueill

Y 85' Jack Skahan

Hector Herrera 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-10 Houston Dynamo 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
15 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W
11 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	4–0	W
04 Jun	St. Louis City	A	0–3	L
01 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–6	L
28 May	Austin FC	H	2–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jun	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	L
18 Jun	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
11 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	2–1	W
04 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
01 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–0	W
28 May	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		San Jose Earthquakes
#20	Position	#19
51	Points	52
34	Played	34
14 / 9 / 11	W / D / L	14 / 10 / 10
43	Scored	57
43	Conceded	51
+0	GD	+6
1.50	PPG	1.53
41%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/3

16-30

6/7

31-45

9/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/4

76+

5/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Houston Dynamo is hosting San Jose Earthquakes for another epic battle.
3' The deadlock is broken! Amine Bassi gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
5' What a strike from Corey Baird! The score is 2-0.
10' Benjamin Kikanovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Cristian Espinoza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
30' Tommy Thompson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 14 cards already picked up this season.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Jeremy Ebobisse is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — card on 38.
41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Carlos Akapo makes it 2-1.
46' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
48' The supporters are chanting for Ousseni Bouda. He replaces Benjamin Kikanovic on 48 minute.
50' Controversy at the stadium! Ousseni Bouda argues furiously but the card stands.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ibrahim Aliyu, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
65' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' Judson is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
74' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Aliyu departs to be replaced by Thor Ulfarsson.
77' Thor Ulfarsson makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
81' Poor challenge from Jackson Yueill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
81' Judson makes way for Jack Skahan at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
82' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Amine Bassi has done his job and it is now time for Griffin Dorsey to step up.
85' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Hector Herrera.
89' Thor Ulfarsson doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
4-1 the final result. San Jose Earthquakes will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

29
Carlos Akapo ↓ Tommy Thompson 74'
93
Judson ↓ Jack Skahan 81'
14
Jackson Yueill
11
Jeremy Ebobisse
42
Daniel
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
3
Paul Marie
15
Tanner Beason
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Ousseni Bouda 48'
30
Niko Tsakiris

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Ferreira	4
Thor Ulfarsson	3
Preston Judd	3
Tomas Martinez	3
Jackson Yueill	3
Amine Bassi	2
Mauro Manotas	2
Cristian Espinoza	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-11 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC W 2023-06-04 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo L 2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-11 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-06-04 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-06-01 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-05-28 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 FC Dallas D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.02 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo56% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes21%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

79%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

44%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo41% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes17%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.5%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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