San Jose Earthquakes vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

San Jose Earthquakes

6 – 1

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 21:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Christian Benteke

Dave Romney 59' Y

Vitor Costa 70' Y

Y 72' Lucas Bartlett

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs D.C. United SC — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-06 San Jose Earthquakes 6–1 D.C. United SC 2023-09-09 D.C. United SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC 2019-06-02 D.C. United SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-05-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

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

D.C. United SC

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
#19	Position	#14
52	Points	33
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 12 / 15
57	Scored	39
51	Conceded	61
+6	GD	-22
1.53	PPG	0.97
41%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

6/6

31-45

5/9

46-60

5/10

61-75

3/8

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	16 G	1 A
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' San Jose Earthquakes have kicked off against D.C. United SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Daniel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
8' Magnificent from Cristian Arango! That is 73 goals in 172 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
13' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
16' A stunning finish from Josef Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
18' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Christian Benteke gets a card.
20' GOAL! Cristian Espinoza fires home to make it 3-0!
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Herrera, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' 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.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Hosei Kijima exits the field as Rida Zouhir enters on 46.
47' Christian Benteke does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
52' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
58' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Derek Dodson has done his job and it is now time for Aaron Herrera to step up.
59' Dave Romney catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 59.
64' D.C. United SC make a change. Peglow trudges off to be replaced by Jared Stroud on 64 minutes.
69' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mark-Anthony Kaye is hanging Ian Harkes on the field on 69 minute.
70' Poor challenge from Vitor Costa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
72' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Bartlett.
73' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Matti Peltola departs to be replaced by Randall Leal.
77' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Vitor Costa exits the field as Jamar Ricketts enters on 77.
81' GOAL! Josef Martinez fires home to make it 4-1!
84' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Cristian Arango trudges off to be replaced by Ousseni Bouda on 84 minutes.
85' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Beau Leroux by Oscar Verhoeven on 85 minute.
89' Goal! Amahl Pellegrino scores his 19 goal in 66 matches.
D.C. United SC will have plenty to reflect on. San Jose Earthquakes were simply the better side today.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

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 W

D.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 accuracy

4 / 4

2.66 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + San Jose Earthquakes to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes64% Draw19% D.C. United SC17%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

84%

Draw or D.C. United SC

36%

San Jose Earthquakes or D.C. United SC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes51% Draw35% D.C. United SC14%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

3.8%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	19%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	20%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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