San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at PayPal Park.
- San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 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 05 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 3–3 D 26 Feb New York Red Bulls H 1–3 L 07 Nov FC Dallas H 1–1 D 30 Oct Real Salt Lake A 4–3 W 28 Oct Portland Timbers A 0–2 L 24 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 3–3 D 26 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–0 W 07 Nov Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W 30 Oct D.C. United SC A 3–1 W 27 Oct Orlando City SC H 3–2 W 23 Oct New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L Season Stats
San Jose Earthquakes Columbus Crew SC #17 Position #10 32 Points 16 15 Played 15 10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7 34 Scored 21 15 Conceded 23 +19 GD -2 2.13 PPG 1.07 67% Win % 27% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonSan Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
San Jose Earthquakes0-157/316-302/231-453/146-604/461-753/–76+7/3■ Scored ■ ConcededColumbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at PayPal Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 9' GOAL! Cristian Espinoza scores on 9.
- 14' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 16' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
- 21' Darlington Nagbe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 263 games and scored 393 goals.
- 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jamiro Monteiro on 31.
- 33' Jamiro Monteiro is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' What a strike from Lucas Zelarayan! The score is 1-1.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Pedro Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
- 46' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Javier Lopez by Judson on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' 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 J.T. Marcinkowski suffering a number of foals already.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Gyasi Zardes. He replaces Miguel Berry on 65 minute.
- 68' What a strike from Gyasi Zardes! The score is 1-2.
- 72' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Ebobisse departs to be replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic.
- 73' Lucas Zelarayan with the second goal in the match!
- 75' Judson was booked on 75.
- 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Benjamin Kikanovic.
- 79' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Paul Marie by Tommy Thompson on 79 minute.
- 83' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 84' GOAL! Francisco Calvo scores on 84.
- 89' Tommy Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Zelarayan.
- 90' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Lucas Zelarayan is replaced by Jalil Anibaba on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Javier Lopez ↓ Judson 46'
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- 1
- 11
- 27
- 80
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5
Eric Remedi ↓ Cade Cowell 46'
- 10
- 17
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3
Paul Marie ↓ Tommy Thompson 79'
- 35
Bench
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93
Judson ↑ 46'
- 12
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22
Tommy Thompson ↑ 79'
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44
Cade Cowell ↑ 46'
- 19
- 15
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28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 72'
Coach Matias AlmeydaColumbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 31
- 22
- 5
- 4
- 7
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8
Artur ↓ James Igbekeme 65'
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10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Jalil Anibaba 90'
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27
Miguel Berry ↓ Gyasi Zardes 65'
Bench
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26
James Igbekeme ↑ 65'
- 20
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23
Jalil Anibaba ↑ 90'
- 17
- 24
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11
Gyasi Zardes ↑ 65'
- 19
- 21
Coach Caleb Porter -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gyasi Zardes 2 Lucas Zelarayan 2 Francisco Calvo 2 Cristian Espinoza 1 Harrison Afful 1 Sean Zawadzki 1 Mike Grella 1 Max Arfsten 1 Head to Head
San Jose Earthquakes Form
2022-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-02-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 New York Red Bulls L 2021-11-07 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 FC Dallas D 2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC DColumbus Crew SC Form
2022-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-02-26 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-10-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.17 San Jose Earthquakes xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.64 Columbus Crew SC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.81Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 72% 28% ± 3.5 52% 48% ± 4.5 33% 67% Double Chance
San Jose Earthquakes or Draw 70%Draw or Columbus Crew SC 55%San Jose Earthquakes or Columbus Crew SC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual1 – 1 8.7%2 – 1 8.3%2 – 2 6.7%1 – 2 6.3%3 – 1 5.9%2 – 0 5.3%3 – 2 4.8%1 – 0 4.4%3 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 3.7%1 – 3 3.4%0 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes
Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 15% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 19% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 15% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.