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

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

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
#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' 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.
1' Goal! Bruno Wilson scores his 9 goal in 172 matches.
6' 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.
9' The referee calls foul for Paul Marie. He receives a card.
14' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
24' The 37-year-old William Yarbrough has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
29' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
34' It’s gonna be a card for Preston Judd.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Tanner Beason has so much to prove this time. He replaces Niko Tsakiris on 40 minute.
45' Adalberto Carrasquilla was booked on 45.
46' The crowd applauds Alfredo Morales as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Gruezo steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Vitor Costa is replaced by Jamar Ricketts on 56 minute.
57' Brad Smith is ready to make an impact after coming on for Erik Sviatchenko at the 57 minute mark.
62' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' Houston Dynamo make a change. Jan Gregus trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Kowalczyk on 71 minutes.
76' Carlos Akapo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' Jeremy Ebobisse is replacing Benjamin Kikanovic for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
81' Sebastian Ferreira makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Franco Escobar makes no mistake. 2-1!
87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jackson Yueill on 87.
88' Sebastian Ferreira was booked on 88.
90' That is a card for San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Gruezo will be fuming at that decision.
90' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Sebastian Ferreira exits the field as Gabriel Segal enters on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Preston Judd	3
Thor Ulfarsson	3
Tomas Martinez	3
Vako Qazaishvili	2
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Tomas Martinez	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

1.53 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes 77% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo43% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes34%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

67%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

57%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo26% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes32%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

0 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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