Friday , 16 October 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
San Jose Earthquakes
1 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 50' Teal Bunbury
Matthew Hoppe 74' 1–1
Cristian Espinoza 10' Y
Y 11' Anibal Godoy
Carlos Gruezo 54' Y
Y 89' Walker Zimmerman

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Nashville SC — MLS at PayPal Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

4
San Jose Earthquakes 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-06-12 Nashville SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Nashville SC

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Nashville SC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
17 Sep Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
09 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
03 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
21 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W
03 Sep Charlotte FC H 1–1 D
30 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D
26 Aug Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L
15 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–3 L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Nashville SC
#19 Position #1
47 Points 66
29 Played 29
13 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 20 / 6 / 3
51 Scored 63
41 Conceded 22
+10 GD +41
1.62 PPG 2.28
45% Win % 69%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (47 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (66 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
7/7
61-75
5/2
76+
9/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
6/6
76+
14/4
■ 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
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 17 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 15 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between San Jose Earthquakes and Nashville SC is underway.
  • 5' Nashville SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 10.
  • 11' Anibal Godoy is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' Carlos Akapo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 36' Daniel Lovitz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Jeremy Ebobisse has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Teal Bunbury makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Nashville SC are in front.
  • 54' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 54.
  • 55' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niko Tsakiris is hanging Carlos Gruezo on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Brian Anunga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Cade Cowell has done his job and it is now time for Matthew Hoppe to step up.
  • 66' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 67' Another change for Nashville SC made on 67 minute. Teal Bunbury leaves to be changed by Sam Surridge.
  • 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 74' The USA Matthew Hoppe breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-1!
  • 79' Sean Davis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brian Anunga at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 88' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Alex Muyl is withdrawn and Josh Bauer gets his opportunity.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Walker Zimmerman.
  • 90' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Kikanovic is hanging Jamiro Monteiro on the field on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Nashville SC.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Nashville SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 3
Jeremy Ebobisse 2
Jack Skahan 1
Matthew Hoppe 1
Teal Bunbury 1

Head to Head

2023-09-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-06-12 Nashville SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Nashville SC

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-09-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-09-21 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-09-09 D.C. United SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Nashville SC Form

2023-09-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC W 2023-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-08-30 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-08-26 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Nashville SC L 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Nashville SC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw28% Nashville SC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
60%
Draw or Nashville SC
68%
San Jose Earthquakes or Nashville SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes21% Draw47% Nashville SC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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