Wednesday , 30 September 2026

San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
San Diego FC
0 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 28 Sep 2025 · 02:30 UTC Snapdragon Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 71' Ronaldo Vieira
Y 83' Ousseni Bouda

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
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 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
3
San Diego FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
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
28 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L
20 Sep Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–3 L
01 Sep Los Angeles FC A 2–1 W
24 Aug Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
17 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep San Diego FC A 1–0 W
21 Sep St. Louis City H 1–3 L
14 Sep Los Angeles FC H 2–4 L
31 Aug Austin FC A 1–3 L
24 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
17 Aug San Diego FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes
#25 Position #18
32 Points 45
27 Played 27
8 / 8 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
47 Scored 49
47 Conceded 39
+0 GD +10
1.19 PPG 1.67
30% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

San Diego FC are 25th (32 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Diego FC
0-15
6/8
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/3
61-75
7/7
76+
7/9
■ 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)

San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 12 G 3 A
Anders Dreyer 11 G 9 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' Temperatures are rising at Snapdragon Stadium as San Diego FC face off against San Jose Earthquakes in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Vitor Costa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 14' Magnificent from Josef Martinez! That is 148 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 19' Ian Harkes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Christopher McVey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Diego FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' San Diego FC is showing some good football. However, San Diego FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Diego FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Diego FC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Mighten. He replaces Amahl Pellegrino on 63 minute.
  • 68' Mexico international Hirving Lozano has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 69' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic is replaced by Preston Judd.
  • 71' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
  • 72' The San Diego FC bench stirs into life. Ian Pilcher is withdrawn and Franco Negri gets his opportunity.
  • 73' A change in the San Diego FC ranks — Aiden Harangi exits the field as Willy Kumado enters on 73.
  • 78' San Diego FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 81' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Josef Martinez exits the field as Noel Buck enters on 81.
  • 82' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Ronaldo Vieira trudges off to be replaced by Beau Leroux on 82 minutes.
  • 83' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 83.
  • 83' A tactical swap from San Diego FC — David Vazquez on, Hirving Lozano off on 83 minutes.
  • 87' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Dave Romney on, Cristian Espinoza off on 87 minutes.
  • With this win, San Jose Earthquakes is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

San Diego FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Grubb

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2025-09-28 San Diego FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-09-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2025-09-14 San Diego FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC L 2025-09-01 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Diego FC W 2025-08-24 San Diego FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 San Diego FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-09-28 San Diego FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-09-21 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City L 2025-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 Los Angeles FC L 2025-08-31 Austin FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-08-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 San Diego FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33 San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: San Diego FC or San Jose Earthquakes 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Diego FC36% Draw27% San Jose Earthquakes37%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

San Diego FC or Draw
62%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
64%
San Diego FC or San Jose Earthquakes
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC24% Draw45% San Jose Earthquakes31%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Diego FC

Handicap San Diego FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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