Thursday , 2 July 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
San Jose Earthquakes
1 – 2
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Mon 18 Jul 2022 · 01:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Tim Parker
Y 43' Matias Vera
Jamiro Monteiro 45' Y
Y 90' Fafa Picault

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo — 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

3
3
8
San Jose Earthquakes 14 games · Avg 3.6 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-10 Houston Dynamo 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–2 L
14 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
09 Jul Toronto FC A 2–2 D
04 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
19 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
12 Jun Nashville SC A 0–0 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
13 Jul Austin FC A 1–3 L
10 Jul FC Dallas H 2–2 D
04 Jul Charlotte FC H 1–2 L
30 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
26 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo
#17 Position #22
32 Points 22
15 Played 14
10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6
34 Scored 19
15 Conceded 23
+19 GD -4
2.13 PPG 1.57
67% Win % 50%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 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
Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. San Jose Earthquakes kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Nagamura will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Nagamura might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 275 games and scored 385 goals.
  • 20' Argentina international Eric Remedi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 28' Tim Parker catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Vera is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 43.
  • 45' Jamiro Monteiro is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' San Jose Earthquakes is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jackson Yueill on 53.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jackson Yueill makes it 2-0.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cristian Espinoza, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 20 goals in the last 15 games.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Matias Vera is replaced by Carlos Ferreira.
  • 71' What a strike from Carlos Ferreira! The score is 2-1.
  • 71' Cade Cowell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benjamin Kikanovic at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Carlos Ferreira — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Thor Ulfarsson makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Tyler Pasher comes on to replace Thor Ulfarsson.
  • 82' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Eric Remedi is replaced by Jack Skahan on 82 minute.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Kikanovic made 279 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Fafa Picault exits the field as Darwin Ceren enters on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Covelo

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Ferreira 4
Thor Ulfarsson 3
Tomas Martinez 3
Jackson Yueill 3
Preston Judd 3
Amine Bassi 2
Mauro Manotas 2
Cristian Espinoza 2

Head to Head

2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-10 Houston Dynamo 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Houston Dynamo

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-07-09 Toronto FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-06-12 Nashville SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo W 2022-07-13 Austin FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-10 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas D 2022-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-06-26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.15 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes51% Draw25% Houston Dynamo24%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
75%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
49%
San Jose Earthquakes or Houston Dynamo
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw40% Houston Dynamo18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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