Nashville SC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Lovitz 4' Y

Y 14' Niko Tsakiris

Y 40' Benjamin Kikanovic

Y 51' Carlos Akapo

Y 90' Vitor Costa

Overview

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Nashville SC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Fairgrounds Stadium.

Nashville SC 18 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 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

Nashville SC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-28 Nashville SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-09-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-06-12 Nashville SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
20 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–3	L
07 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	1–2	L
31 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
24 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	0–5	L
17 Mar	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
22 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–4	L
14 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–3	L
07 Apr	Austin FC	A	3–4	L
31 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
24 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Nashville SC		San Jose Earthquakes
#1	Position	#18
40	Points	33
18	Played	18
12 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 5
35	Scored	37
14	Conceded	24
+21	GD	+13
2.22	PPG	1.83
67%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

5/1

61-75

5/3

76+

4/2

■ 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)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	10 G
Hany Mukhtar	6 G	4 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

San Jose Earthquakes

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Fairgrounds Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nashville SC and San Jose Earthquakes.
4' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Lovitz is booked for Nashville SC — card on 4.
9' Niko Tsakiris, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
14' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
19' The deadlock is broken! Hany Mukhtar gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
24' A quiet spell here at Fairgrounds Stadium. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
34' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
39' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
40' Benjamin Kikanovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 40.
45' Sean Davis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Niko Tsakiris is replaced by Jack Skahan on 46 minute.
51' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' USA international William Yarbrough has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
63' What a moment for Jack Skahan! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
64' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 64 minute. Jeremy Ebobisse leaves to be changed by Preston Judd.
69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
73' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Daniel Lovitz is replaced by Taylor Washington on 73 minute.
77' Nashville SC make a change. Brent Kallman trudges off to be replaced by Walker Zimmerman on 77 minutes.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
87' Daniel Munie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodrigues on 87 minute.
89' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Paul Marie on, Cristian Espinoza off on 89 minutes.
90' That is a card for San Jose Earthquakes. Vitor Costa will be fuming at that decision.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Teal Bunbury ↑ 87'
25
Walker Zimmerman ↑ 77'
11
Tyler Boyd ↑ 77'
6
Amar Sejdic
23
Taylor Washington ↑ 73'
27
Brian Anunga ↑ 73'
30
Elliot Panicco
22
Josh Bauer
67
Ben Martino

Coach Gary Smith

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

29
Carlos Akapo
14
Jackson Yueill
7
Carlos Gruezo
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Preston Judd 64'
94
Vitor Costa
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Paul Marie 89'
26
Rodrigues ↓ Daniel Munie 87'
15
Tanner Beason
25
William Yarbrough
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Amahl Pellegrino 46'
30
Niko Tsakiris ↓ Jack Skahan 46'

Bench

55
Michael Baldisimo
3
Paul Marie ↑ 89'
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 46'
17
Ousseni Bouda
41
Emmanuel Ochoa
9
Amahl Pellegrino ↑ 46'
19
Preston Judd ↑ 64'
24
Daniel Munie ↑ 87'
2
Jamar Ricketts

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	3
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Jack Skahan	1
Matthew Hoppe	1
Teal Bunbury	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2024-04-28 Nashville SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2024-04-20 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Nashville SC L 2024-04-07 Nashville SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-03-24 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Nashville SC L 2024-03-17 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-04-28 Nashville SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2024-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-04-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-04-07 Austin FC 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.77 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 San Jose Earthquakes xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC48% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3

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

Nashville SC or Draw

74%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

52%

Nashville SC or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC36% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes20%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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