San Jose Earthquakes vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
San Jose Earthquakes vs D.C. United SC — MLS at PayPal Park.
- San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 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 06 Apr D.C. United SC H 6–1 W 30 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D 22 Mar Charlotte FC A 1–4 L 16 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–2 L 09 Mar Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L 02 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 1–6 L 29 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 1–2 L 22 Mar Orlando City SC A 1–4 L 15 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D 09 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W 02 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
San Jose Earthquakes D.C. United SC #17 Position #9 32 Points 18 15 Played 15 10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5 34 Scored 21 15 Conceded 25 +19 GD -4 2.13 PPG 1.20 67% Win % 27% Key Stats
80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this seasonSan Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
San Jose Earthquakes0-157/316-302/231-453/146-604/461-753/–76+7/3■ Scored ■ ConcededD.C. United SC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-602/361-751/276+4/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to PayPal Park that hosts another battle between San Jose Earthquakes and D.C. United SC.
- 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.
- 8' San Jose Earthquakes is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristian Arango on 8.
- 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 16' Goal! Josef Martinez scores his 148 goal in 283 matches.
- 18' Christian Benteke is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
- 20' Goal! Cristian Espinoza scores his 42 goal in 175 matches.
- 25' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ian Harkes, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 35' Randall Leal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' 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.
- 46' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Hosei Kijima is replaced by Rida Zouhir.
- 47' GOAL! Christian Benteke scores on 45.
- 52' 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.
- 57' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 58' Aaron Herrera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Derek Dodson on 58 minute.
- 59' The referee calls foul for Dave Romney. He receives a card.
- 64' The whistle greets Peglow as he departs to be replaced by Jared Stroud.
- 69' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Ian Harkes is replaced by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 70' That looks like a foul for a card for Vitor Costa.
- 72' Lucas Bartlett is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
- 73' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Matti Peltola is replaced by Randall Leal.
- 77' The whistle greets Vitor Costa as he departs to be replaced by Jamar Ricketts.
- 81' Goal! Josef Martinez scores his 148 goal in 283 matches.
- 84' Ousseni Bouda is replacing Cristian Arango for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
- 85' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Beau Leroux departs to be replaced by Oscar Verhoeven.
- 89' Goal! Amahl Pellegrino scores his 18 goal in 61 matches.
- The final score is 6-1.
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Lineups
San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Cristian Arango ↓ Ousseni Bouda 84'
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94
Vitor Costa ↓ Jamar Ricketts 77'
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6
Ian Harkes ↓ Mark-Anthony Kaye 69'
- 17
- 10
- 26
- 4
- 12
- 30
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34
Beau Leroux ↓ Oscar Verhoeven 85'
Bench
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14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↑ 69'
- 36
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11
Ousseni Bouda ↑ 84'
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7
Amahl Pellegrino ↑ 69'
- 19
- 5
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33
Oscar Verhoeven ↑ 85'
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Jamar Ricketts ↑ 77'
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Coach Bruce ArenaD.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 28
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4
Matti Peltola ↓ Randall Leal 73'
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7
Peglow ↓ Jared Stroud 64'
- 10
- 3
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14
Dom Badji ↓ Jacob Murrell 64'
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18
Derek Dodson ↓ Aaron Herrera 58'
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77
Hosei Kijima ↓ Rida Zouhir 46'
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Bench
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22
Aaron Herrera ↑ 58'
- 23
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11
Randall Leal ↑ 73'
- 13
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Jared Stroud ↑ 64'
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44
Rida Zouhir ↑ 46'
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17
Jacob Murrell ↑ 64'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josef Martinez 3 Jackson Yueill 2 Danny Hoesen 1 Cristian Arango 1 Zoltan Stieber 1 Yamil Asad 1 Cristian Espinoza 1 Darren Mattocks 1 Head to Head
San Jose Earthquakes Form
2025-04-06 San Jose Earthquakes 6–1 D.C. United SC W 2025-03-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2025-03-22 Charlotte FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-03-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2025-03-09 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2025-03-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes WD.C. United SC Form
2025-04-06 San Jose Earthquakes 6–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-03-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-03-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-03-15 D.C. United SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2025-03-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-03-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.91 San Jose Earthquakes xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.03 D.C. United SC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + San Jose Earthquakes to win 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Jose Earthquakes winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.94Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 74% 26% ± 3.5 54% 46% ± 4.5 35% 65% Double Chance
San Jose Earthquakes or Draw 86%Draw or D.C. United SC 32%San Jose Earthquakes or D.C. United SC 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–1 not predicted6 – 1Actual2 – 0 8.4%2 – 1 8.3%3 – 1 7.9%3 – 0 7.9%1 – 1 6.6%4 – 1 5.8%4 – 0 5.6%1 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 4.3%3 – 2 4.1%5 – 1 3.4%5 – 0 3.3%Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes
Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push D.C. United SC covers -2.5 35% — 65% -2 35% 20% 45% -1.5 55% — 45% -1 55% 19% 26% -0.5 74% — 26% +0.5 90% — 10% +1 90% 7% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet 36% ✓D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.