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San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sun 4 Aug 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45+8' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
2
San Jose Earthquakes 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
28 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
21 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–1 W
13 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
07 Jul Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
04 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
27 Jul New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
20 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
18 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
13 Jul Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
06 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Columbus Crew SC
#18 Position #12
45 Points 29
27 Played 27
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
49 Scored 39
39 Conceded 43
+10 GD -4
1.67 PPG 1.07
48% Win % 30%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 9' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Hector Jimenez is replaced by Jonathan Mensah.
  • 14' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 19' Argentina international Daniel Vega has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' San Jose Earthquakes have won 429 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' Magnus Eriksson does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' It’s high time Matias Almeyda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Romario Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Luis Argudo departs to be replaced by David Accam.
  • 65' The USA Gyasi Zardes breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 1-1!
  • 70' The 37-year-old Florian Jungwirth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Tommy Thompson is withdrawn and Shea Salinas gets his opportunity.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. David Accam gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Aboubacar Keita by Romario Williams on 76 minute.
  • 79' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 79 minute. Cristian Espinoza leaves to be changed by Chris Wondolowski.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Magnus Eriksson is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.75 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
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 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
53%
San Jose Earthquakes or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes34% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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