Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Houston Dynamo

2 – 1

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 31 Mar 2024 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Paul Marie

R 34' Preston Judd

Adalberto Carrasquilla 45' Y

Y 76' Carlos Akapo

Y 87' Jackson Yueill

Sebastian Ferreira 88' Y

Y 90' Carlos Gruezo

YR 90' Jackson Yueill

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

2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
24 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–0	W
17 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
24 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–2	W
17 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
03 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
25 Feb	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome San Jose Earthquakes for this crunch clash at PNC Stadium.
1' A goal from the Portugal international Bruno Wilson! He fires home on 1 to make it 0-1!
6' Supporters expect more eagerness from Preston Judd, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
9' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 9.
14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
19' San Jose Earthquakes have won 448 goals from 298 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' Amine Bassi, a Morocco , has 15 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
34' It’s gonna be a card for Preston Judd.
39' 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.
40' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Tanner Beason comes on to replace Niko Tsakiris.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Adalberto Carrasquilla on 45 minutes.
46' The whistle greets Alfredo Morales as he departs to be replaced by Carlos Gruezo.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 50% of all matches.
56' The crowd applauds Vitor Costa as he leaves the pitch. Jamar Ricketts steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
57' The supporters are chanting for Brad Smith. He replaces Erik Sviatchenko on 57 minute.
62' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Daniel Munie scoring 1 goals.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Kowalczyk is hanging Jan Gregus on the field on 71 minute.
76' Carlos Akapo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
78' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Benjamin Kikanovic exits the field as Jeremy Ebobisse enters on 78.
81' GOAL! Sebastian Ferreira fires home to make it 1-1!
85' Magnificent from Franco Escobar! That is 12 goals in 303 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' A moment of madness from Jackson Yueill on 87 minutes earns him a card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
88' Sebastian Ferreira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 88.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Carlos Gruezo on 90 minutes.
90' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Sebastian Ferreira by Gabriel Segal on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar
21
Jan Gregus ↓ Sebastian Kowalczyk 71'
28
Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Brad Smith 57'
25
Griffin Dorsey
11
Sebastian Ferreira ↓ Gabriel Segal 90'
31
Micael
18
Ibrahim Aliyu

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

6
Alfredo Morales ↓ Carlos Gruezo 46'
14
Jackson Yueill
94
Vitor Costa ↓ Jamar Ricketts 56'
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
3
Paul Marie ↓ Carlos Akapo 46'
4
Bruno Wilson
25
William Yarbrough
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 78'
30
Niko Tsakiris ↓ Tanner Beason 40'
19
Preston Judd

Bench

29
Carlos Akapo ↑ 46'
22
Tommy Thompson
7
Carlos Gruezo ↑ 46'
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↑ 78'
55
Michael Baldisimo
15
Tanner Beason ↑ 40'
17
Ousseni Bouda
–
Jamar Ricketts ↑ 56'

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Ferreira	4
Jackson Yueill	3
Thor Ulfarsson	3
Preston Judd	3
Tomas Martinez	3
Mauro Manotas	2
Vako Qazaishvili	2
Jeremy Ebobisse	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-03-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-02-25 FC Dallas 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo53% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes23%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

77%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

47%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo34% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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