Orlando City SC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Orlando City SC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Exploria Stadium.
- Orlando City SC 15 games · 14 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 5–0 W 19 Jun Toronto FC A 3–2 W 29 May New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L 22 May Toronto FC H 0–0 D 17 May D.C. United SC A 1–0 W 08 May New York City FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Jun Orlando City SC A 0–5 L 20 Jun Austin FC A 0–0 D 29 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L 23 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–3 L 16 May Portland Timbers H 0–2 L 13 May Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L Season Stats
Orlando City SC San Jose Earthquakes #13 Position #17 14 Points 32 15 Played 15 4 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3 23 Scored 34 44 Conceded 15 -21 GD +19 0.93 PPG 2.13 27% Win % 67% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this seasonOrlando City SC are 13th (14 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Orlando City SC0-151/216-304/431-45–/546-603/261-752/276+1/8■ Scored ■ ConcededSan Jose Earthquakes0-157/316-302/231-453/146-604/461-753/–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. Orlando City SC is hosting San Jose Earthquakes for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 7' Orlando City SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nani on 7.
- 12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 16' What a strike from Benji Michel! The score is 2-0.
- 21' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 31' GOAL! Daryl Dike scores on 31.
- 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 40' The supporters are chanting for Shea Salinas. He replaces Paul Marie on 40 minute.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 257 games and scored 398 goals.
- 46' The whistle greets Joao Moutinho as he departs to be replaced by Michael Halliday.
- 49' What a strike from Daryl Dike! The score is 4-0.
- 52' Oswaldo Alanis is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
- 56' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Junior Urso is replaced by Mauricio Pereira on 56 minute.
- 57' Luciano Abecasis is replacing Tommy Thompson for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
- 62' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Alvarado is hanging Nani on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 77' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Chris Mueller is replaced by Oriol Rosell on 77 minute.
- 82' Kyle Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' GOAL! Benji Michel scores on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Orlando City SC players.
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Lineups
Orlando City SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
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17
Nani ↓ Alexander Alvarado 71'
- 4
- 6
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11
Junior Urso ↓ Mauricio Pereira 56'
- 24
- 19
- 23
- 21
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18
Daryl Dike ↓ Tesho Akindele 71'
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9
Chris Mueller ↓ Oriol Rosell 77'
Bench
- 14
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13
Tesho Akindele ↑ 71'
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20
Oriol Rosell ↑ 77'
- 31
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22
Alexander Alvarado ↑ 71'
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26
Michael Halliday ↑ 46'
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10
Mauricio Pereira ↑ 56'
- 34
- 29
Coach Óscar ParejaSan Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 93
- 4
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9
Javier Lopez ↓ Tanner Beason 57'
- 8
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23
Florian Jungwirth ↓ Cade Cowell 40'
- 14
- 22
- 1
- 10
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3
Paul Marie ↓ Shea Salinas 40'
Bench
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6
Shea Salinas ↑ 40'
- 12
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2
Luciano Abecasis ↑ 57'
- 17
- 29
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44
Cade Cowell ↑ 40'
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15
Tanner Beason ↑ 57'
- 16
- 28
Coach Matias Almeyda -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chris Wondolowski 2 Benji Michel 2 Daryl Dike 2 Florian Jungwirth 2 Florian Jungwirth 2 Christopher Mueller 1 Magnus Eriksson 1 Nani 1 Head to Head
Orlando City SC Form
San Jose Earthquakes Form
2021-06-22 Orlando City SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-06-20 Austin FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.84 Orlando City SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.3 San Jose Earthquakes xGI would bet for: Orlando City SC or San Jose Earthquakes 79% + Over 2.5 goals 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Orlando City SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.14Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 58% 42% ± 4.5 39% 61% Double Chance
Orlando City SC or Draw 61%Draw or San Jose Earthquakes 60%Orlando City SC or San Jose Earthquakes 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Orlando City SC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual1 – 2 7.6%1 – 1 7.5%2 – 2 6.8%2 – 1 6.1%1 – 3 5.7%2 – 3 5.2%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 2 4.2%3 – 1 3.7%0 – 1 3.3%1 – 4 3.3%0 – 3 3.2%Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC
Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 9% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 15% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 19% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 14% 15% +2.5 85% — 15% Clean Sheet
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet 11% ✗San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.