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 34 games · 77 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman

15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

Nashville SC 5 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	#19
77	Points	52
34	Played	34
23 / 8 / 3	W / D / L	14 / 10 / 10
71	Scored	57
25	Conceded	51
+46	GD	+6
2.26	PPG	1.53
68%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

4/1

16-30

10/3

31-45

6/4

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/7

76+

16/4

■ 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)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	21 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	16 G	8 A
Warren Madrigal	5 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Fairgrounds Stadium!
4' Daniel Lovitz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
9' 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.
14' It’s gonna be a card for Niko Tsakiris.
19' Hany Mukhtar does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
24' Cristian Espinoza has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
34' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
40' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 40.
45' Benjamin Kikanovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
46' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Niko Tsakiris is withdrawn and Jack Skahan gets his opportunity.
51' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Carlos Akapo gets a card.
56' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
61' USA international Jackson Yueill has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
63' Against the run of play, Jack Skahan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
64' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Jeremy Ebobisse trudges off to be replaced by Preston Judd on 64 minutes.
69' Daniel Lovitz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
73' Taylor Washington is replacing Daniel Lovitz for the Nashville SC side.
77' The supporters are chanting for Walker Zimmerman. He replaces Brent Kallman on 77 minute.
82' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
87' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Rodrigues by Daniel Munie on 87 minute.
89' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Marie is hanging Cristian Espinoza on the field on 89 minute.
90' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Vitor Costa gets a card.
The points are shared — Nashville SC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes. Honours even.

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	4
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Preston Judd	1
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

1.96 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC53% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

77%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

47%

Nashville SC or San Jose Earthquakes

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC40% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes18%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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