Wednesday , 30 September 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 4
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 16 Jun 2024 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Kevin Kelsy
Hernan Lopez Munoz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at PayPal Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
3
San Jose Earthquakes 4 games · Avg 4.8 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-05-05 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun FC Cincinnati H 2–4 L
31 May New York City FC A 1–5 L
26 May Austin FC H 1–1 D
19 May Orlando City SC H 0–1 L
16 May Portland Timbers A 2–4 L
12 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 4–2 W
29 May Nashville SC H 0–2 L
25 May Toronto FC A 4–3 W
18 May St. Louis City H 3–1 W
15 May Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
11 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes FC Cincinnati
#18 Position #9
45 Points 33
27 Played 26
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
49 Scored 55
39 Conceded 64
+10 GD -9
1.67 PPG 1.27
48% Win % 31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ 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
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' San Jose Earthquakes have kicked off against FC Cincinnati. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 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.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Kipp Keller is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' 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 Luca Orellano suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' A goal from the Czech Republic international Pavel Bucha! He fires home on 53 to make it 0-1!
  • 57' Hernan Lopez Munoz does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' The whistle greets Sergio Santos as he departs to be replaced by Yuya Kubo.
  • 66' Kevin Kelsy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' San Jose Earthquakes is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristian Espinoza on 72.
  • 75' The whistle greets Amahl Pellegrino as he departs to be replaced by Jack Skahan.
  • 76' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Nick Hagglund exits the field as Gerardo Valenzuela enters on 76.
  • 78' The Japan Yuya Kubo breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 2-2!
  • 80' The Japan Yuya Kubo breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 2-3!
  • 84' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Luca Orellano exits the field as Bret Halsey enters on 84.
  • 87' Assisted by Luciano Acosta with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yuya Kubo makes no mistake. 2-4!
  • 90' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. FC Cincinnati were simply the better side today.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Kubo 4
Brenner da Silva 2
Daniel Munie 1
Evander 1
Tom Barlow 1
Ayoub Jabbari 1
Bryan Ramirez 1
Nick Lima 1

Head to Head

2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-05-05 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 FC Cincinnati

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati L 2024-05-31 New York City FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-05-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Austin FC D 2024-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2024-05-16 Portland Timbers 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati W 2024-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Nashville SC L 2024-05-25 Toronto FC 3–4 FC Cincinnati W 2024-05-18 FC Cincinnati 3–1 St. Louis City W 2024-05-15 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.32 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.51 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes35% Draw22% FC Cincinnati43%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 4.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
65%
San Jose Earthquakes or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes31% Draw34% FC Cincinnati35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 3
5.4%
1 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
3%
4 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 15% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 17% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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