San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 1

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 2 Apr 2023 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristian Espinoza pen 7' 1–0

1–1 42' Amine Bassi pen

Cristian Espinoza pen 65' 2–1

Jonathan Mensah 17' Y

Carlos Akapo 33' Y

Y 44' Artur

Jamiro Monteiro 59' Y

Y 64' Franco Escobar

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 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 14 games · Avg 3.6 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
26 Mar	Toronto FC	H	0–0	D
19 Mar	St. Louis City	A	0–3	L
12 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–0	W
05 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
26 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	New England Revolution	A	0–3	L
26 Feb	FC Cincinnati	A	1–2	L
09 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L

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. Houston Dynamo kicks off things out of here…
5' Steve Clark has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
7' GOAL! Cristian Espinoza fires home to make it 1-0!
12' 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.
17' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Mensah is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 17.
22' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' Jonathan Mensah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
33' Poor challenge from Carlos Akapo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' Carlos Akapo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
38' Houston Dynamo make a change. Tate Schmitt trudges off to be replaced by Franco Escobar on 38 minutes.
42' What a strike from Amine Bassi! The score is 1-1.
44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Steres on 44 minutes.
49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Brooklyn Raines departs to be replaced by Ivan Franco.
59' Poor challenge from Jamiro Monteiro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
61' Judson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael Baldisimo on 61 minute.
64' Franco Escobar was booked on 64.
65' Cristian Espinoza is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
70' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
76' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Amine Bassi exits the field as Nelson Quinones enters on 76.
81' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's 4-3-3 shape.
86' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 86 minute. Cade Cowell leaves to be changed by Benjamin Kikanovic.
90' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 90 minute. Jamiro Monteiro leaves to be changed by Tanner Beason.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Nelson Quinones 76'
16
Hector Herrera
5
Daniel Steres
11
Corey Baird ↓ Carlos Ferreira 76'
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Nelson Quinones 76'
6
Artur
22
Tate Schmitt ↓ Franco Escobar 38'
17
Teenage Hadebe
4
Ethan Bartlow
35
Brooklyn Raines ↓ Ivan Franco 56'

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-03-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-03-19 St. Louis City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-02-26 Atlanta United FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2023-03-26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC W 2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC W 2023-03-05 New England Revolution 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-02-26 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-10-09 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.18 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + San Jose Earthquakes to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes59% Draw22% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

82%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

41%

San Jose Earthquakes or Houston Dynamo

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw40% Houston Dynamo14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.9%

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

3.8%

4 – 0

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	22%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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