Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Houston Dynamo

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 24 Aug 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jack McGlynn 21' Y

Y 30' Mark-Anthony Kaye

Ezequiel Ponce 35' Y

Y 55' Cristian Espinoza

Y 90' Reid Roberts

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	27	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Seattle Sounders FC	27	38
23	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	27	21

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-05-25 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Houston Dynamo 2024-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	L
18 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
10 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–2	D
20 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
17 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–3	L
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
17 Aug	San Diego FC	H	1–2	L
10 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
27 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
20 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L
17 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		San Jose Earthquakes
#20	Position	#19
44	Points	45
27	Played	27
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 8
34	Scored	49
32	Conceded	39
+2	GD	+10
1.63	PPG	1.67
48%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. San Jose Earthquakes get us underway at Shell Energy Stadium.
5' 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.
10' Houston Dynamo have won 394 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
13' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Pablo Ortiz is withdrawn and Ethan Bartlow gets his opportunity.
18' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
21' It’s gonna be a card for Jack McGlynn.
26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
28' Cristian Arango is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
30' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Mark-Anthony Kaye gets a card.
35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ezequiel Ponce on 35 minutes.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' The whistle greets Mark-Anthony Kaye as he departs to be replaced by Ronaldo Vieira.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cristian Espinoza.
58' The whistle greets Sebastian Kowalczyk as he departs to be replaced by Lawrence Ennali.
63' A quiet spell here at Shell Energy Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Ian Harkes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 64 minutes.
66' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Preston Judd has done his job and it is now time for Ousseni Bouda to step up.
71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' Magnificent from Antonio Carlos! That is 8 goals in 393 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 283 games and scored 394 goals.
79' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Noel Buck on, Cristian Espinoza off on 79 minutes.
82' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Ondrej Lingr has done his job and it is now time for Amine Bassi to step up.
85' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Jamar Ricketts is replaced by Bruno Wilson.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Reid Roberts.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

3
Antonio Carlos
31
Jonathan Bond
10
Ezequiel Ponce
6
Artur
30
Junior Urso ↓ Duane Holmes 58'
25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Toyosi Olusanya 82'
9
Ondrej Lingr ↓ Amine Bassi 82'
27
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↓ Lawrence Ennali 58'
21
Jack McGlynn
36
Felipe
22
Pablo Ortiz ↓ Ethan Bartlow 13'

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cristian Arango ↓ Josef Martinez 79'
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Ronaldo Vieira 46'
42
Daniel
6
Ian Harkes
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Noel Buck 79'
22
DeJuan Jones
12
Dave Romney
19
Preston Judd ↓ Ousseni Bouda 66'
5
Daniel Munie
2
Jamar Ricketts ↓ Bruno Wilson 85'
18
Reid Roberts

Bench

37
Ronaldo Vieira ↑ 46'
17
Josef Martinez ↑ 79'
36
Earl Edwards Jr.
4
Bruno Wilson ↑ 85'
21
Noel Buck ↑ 79'
11
Ousseni Bouda ↑ 66'
34
Beau Leroux
25
Max Floriani
20
Nick Fernandez

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

2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-08-10 Austin FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2025-07-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2025-07-17 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-07-13 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Houston Dynamo L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-08-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 San Diego FC L 2025-08-10 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-07-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 FC Dallas D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.5 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo38% Draw27% San Jose Earthquakes35%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

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

65%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

62%

Houston Dynamo or San Jose Earthquakes

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo28% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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