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 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

San Jose Earthquakes 16 games · Avg 3.2 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
#18	Position	#20
45	Points	44
27	Played	27
13 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	13 / 5 / 9
49	Scored	34
39	Conceded	32
+10	GD	+2
1.67	PPG	1.63
48%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 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

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ 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

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at PayPal Park!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Ferreira, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
7' Cristian Espinoza makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Mensah on 17.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
27' J.T. Marcinkowski, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
33' Poor challenge from Carlos Akapo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Akapo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
38' The crowd applauds Tate Schmitt as he leaves the pitch. Franco Escobar steps in for Houston Dynamo.
42' What a moment for Amine Bassi! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Steres on 44.
49' Daniel Steres is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Brooklyn Raines makes way for Ivan Franco at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
59' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
61' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Michael Baldisimo trudges off to be replaced by Judson on 61 minutes.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Franco Escobar is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 64.
65' The deadlock is broken! Cristian Espinoza gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
70' Paul Marie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
76' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Amine Bassi departs to be replaced by Nelson Quinones.
81' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
86' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Kikanovic is hanging Cade Cowell on the field on 86 minute.
90' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Jamiro Monteiro is withdrawn and Tanner Beason gets his opportunity.
Full Time. San Jose Earthquakes beats Houston Dynamo

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
Jackson Yueill	3
Thor Ulfarsson	3
Preston Judd	3
Tomas Martinez	3
Vako Qazaishvili	2
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Tomas Martinez	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

4 / 4

1.65 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes49% Draw26% Houston Dynamo25%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

75%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

51%

San Jose Earthquakes or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes34% Draw46% Houston Dynamo20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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