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 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

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
#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 history

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

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.

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
Darren Mattocks	1
Cade Cowell	1
Danny Hoesen	1
Christian Benteke	1
Danny Hoesen	1
Cristian Arango	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

2.91 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + San Jose Earthquakes to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes68% Draw18% D.C. United SC14%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes56% Draw33% D.C. United SC11%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 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.