Thursday , 2 July 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 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

1
2
San Jose Earthquakes 3 games · Avg 4.3 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
#17 Position #7
32 Points 20
15 Played 15
10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
34 Scored 36
15 Conceded 37
+19 GD -1
2.13 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to PayPal Park that hosts another battle between San Jose Earthquakes and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kipp Keller, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Luciano Acosta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' 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 Hernan Lopez Munoz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tanner Beason made 279 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. DeAndre Yedlin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 53' FC Cincinnati is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pavel Bucha on 53.
  • 57' What a strike from Hernan Lopez Munoz! The score is 1-1.
  • 62' Nick Hagglund needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 64' Yuya Kubo is replacing Sergio Santos for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 66' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Kevin Kelsy gets a card.
  • 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 245 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 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' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund is replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 78' What a strike from Yuya Kubo! The score is 2-2.
  • 80' Goal! Yuya Kubo scores his 18 goal in 295 matches.
  • 84' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Luca Orellano departs to be replaced by Bret Halsey.
  • 87' What a strike from Yuya Kubo! The score is 2-4.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Hernan Lopez Munoz.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.

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
Nick Lima 1
Luciano Acosta 1
Alvaro Barreal 1
Cristian Espinoza 1
Hernan Lopez Munoz 1
Pavel Bucha 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
2 / 4
2.67 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.3 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw21% FC Cincinnati37%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 4.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 54%
46%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
58%
San Jose Earthquakes or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes37% Draw33% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
1 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 3
4.2%
4 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%
4 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 13% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 17% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 15% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 10% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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