Tuesday , 13 October 2026

San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
San Diego FC
2 – 3
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Thu 10 Sep 2026 · 02:30 UTC Snapdragon Stadium 18,799 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Niko Tsakiris
0–2 12' Preston Judd
0–3 35' Ousseni Bouda
Anders Dreyer 42' 1–3
Cedric Bakambu pen 90+4' 2–3
C.J. dos Santos 6' Y
Y 12' Preston Judd
Christopher McVey 18' Y
Y 37' Ousseni Bouda
Y 45' Beau Leroux
Jeppe Tverskov 52' Y
Y 75' Max Floriani
C.J. dos Santos 81' YR
YR 90' Max Floriani
Y 90' Ronaldo Vieira

Overview

Match Preview

San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Snapdragon Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alexis Da Silva (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Jeremy Hanson
  • Assistant 2 Logan Brown
8 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 18.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 28 63
2 Internacional CF Miami 28 49
3 Chicago Fire FC 28 48
4 Charlotte FC 28 46
5 New England Revolution 28 46
6 Philadelphia Union 28 42
7 Orlando City SC 28 37
8 FC Cincinnati 27 36
9 New York Red Bulls 28 36
10 New York City FC 28 33
11 Toronto FC 28 32
12 D.C. United SC 27 30
13 Columbus Crew SC 28 29
14 Atlanta United FC 28 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 28 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 51
17 St. Louis City 28 50
18 FC Dallas 28 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 28 46
20 Houston Dynamo 28 45
21 Los Angeles FC 29 42
22 Seattle Sounders FC 28 41
23 Colorado Rapids SC 28 37
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 29 36
25 Portland Timbers 28 33
26 San Diego FC 28 32
27 Real Salt Lake 28 32
28 Austin FC 28 31
29 Minnesota United FC 28 30
30 Sporting Kansas City 28 22

Head-to-Head

1
3
San Diego FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-10 San Diego FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC 2025-09-28 San Diego FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-08-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 San Diego FC

Recent Form

San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–3 L
05 Sep Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
30 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–1 W
23 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
20 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–3 L
16 Aug Los Angeles FC A 1–0 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep San Diego FC A 3–2 W
06 Sep Austin FC A 1–1 D
29 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
23 Aug Minnesota United FC H 1–5 L
20 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
16 Aug St. Louis City H 1–3 L

Season Stats

San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes
#26 Position #19
32 Points 46
28 Played 28
8 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 8
48 Scored 50
51 Conceded 40
-3 GD +10
1.14 PPG 1.64
29% Win % 46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

San Diego FC are 26th (32 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Diego FC
0-15
6/9
16-30
3/7
31-45
5/9
46-60
6/3
61-75
7/7
76+
7/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
7/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 12 G 3 A
Anders Dreyer 11 G 10 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' Three points are at stake. San Diego FC host San Jose Earthquakes — let the battle begin!
  • 3' Brilliant from the ! Niko Tsakiris makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 3.
  • 4' Niko Tsakiris is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 6' C.J. dos Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 6.
  • 11' San Jose Earthquakes 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.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Preston Judd has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 12.
  • 17' Angus Gunn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christopher McVey on 18.
  • 23' Denmark international Jeppe Tverskov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Diego FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Ousseni Bouda comes on to replace Preston Judd.
  • 35' Magnificent from Ousseni Bouda! That is 9 goals in 292 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 37' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
  • 42' What composure from Anders Dreyer! The Denmark international strokes it home. 1-4.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Beau Leroux argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 45' A tactical swap from San Diego FC — Amahl Pellegrino on, Gabriel Pirani off on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Kieran Sargeant is replacing Dagur THorhallsson for the San Diego FC side.
  • 47' Eduard Lowen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luka Jovanovic on 47 minute.
  • 52' That is a card for San Diego FC. Jeppe Tverskov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Floriani made 292 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' Ronaldo Vieira is replacing Beau Leroux for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 68' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Beau Leroux trudges off to be replaced by Ronaldo Vieira on 68 minutes.
  • 73' 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.
  • 75' Max Floriani is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Max Floriani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for C.J. dos Santos on 80.
  • 81' C.J. dos Santos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
  • 82' The whistle greets Manu Duah as he departs to be replaced by Duran Ferree.
  • 87' A quiet spell here at Snapdragon Stadium. San Diego FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Max Floriani on 90 minutes earns him a card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. San Diego FC and San Jose Earthquakes share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

San Diego FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikey Varas

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

3-3-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Niko Tsakiris 3
Josef Martinez 2
Preston Judd 2
Anders Dreyer 2
Cedric Bakambu 1
Marcus Ingvartsen 1
Ousseni Bouda 1

Head to Head

2026-09-10 San Diego FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC 2025-09-28 San Diego FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-08-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 San Diego FC

San Diego FC Form

2026-09-10 San Diego FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-09-05 Orlando City SC 1–0 San Diego FC L 2026-08-30 San Diego FC 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-08-23 San Diego FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-08-20 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Diego FC L 2026-08-16 Los Angeles FC 0–1 San Diego FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-09-10 San Diego FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-09-06 Austin FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-29 Houston Dynamo 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Minnesota United FC L 2026-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: San Diego FC or San Jose Earthquakes 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Diego FC35% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes39%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

San Diego FC or Draw
61%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
65%
San Diego FC or San Jose Earthquakes
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC27% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes32%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — San Diego FC

Handicap San Diego FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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