Tuesday , 15 September 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs St. Louis City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
San Jose Earthquakes
1 – 3
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 02:30 UTC Earthquakes Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 8' Daniel Edelman
0–2 27' Simon Becher
Beau Leroux 47' 1–2
1–3 55' Simon Becher
Y 77' Conrad Wallem
Reid Roberts 82' Y
Y 84' Tomas Totland

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs St. Louis City — MLS at Earthquakes Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 25 54
2 Internacional CF Miami 25 45
3 New England Revolution 25 43
4 Charlotte FC 25 40
5 Chicago Fire FC 24 39
6 Orlando City SC 25 34
7 Philadelphia Union 25 33
8 New York City FC 25 32
9 FC Cincinnati 24 32
10 New York Red Bulls 25 30
11 D.C. United SC 24 29
12 Toronto FC 25 29
13 Columbus Crew SC 25 23
14 Atlanta United FC 25 23
15 Montreal Impact FC 25 21
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 24 46
17 FC Dallas 25 43
18 Houston Dynamo 25 43
19 San Jose Earthquakes 25 41
20 St. Louis City 25 41
21 Los Angeles FC 26 40
22 Colorado Rapids SC 25 35
23 Portland Timbers 25 32
24 San Diego FC 25 30
25 Los Angeles Galaxy 26 30
26 Real Salt Lake 24 29
27 Minnesota United FC 25 29
28 Austin FC 25 29
29 Seattle Sounders FC 23 28
30 Sporting Kansas City 24 18

Head-to-Head

1
7
San Jose Earthquakes 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City 2026-04-26 St. Louis City 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-09-21 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City 2025-05-31 St. Louis City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-09-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug St. Louis City H 1–3 L
01 Aug FC Cincinnati A 2–4 L
26 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
23 Jul Orlando City SC H 0–4 L
24 May Portland Timbers A 3–1 W
17 May FC Dallas H 2–3 L
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
02 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
26 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
23 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
17 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–2 W
23 May Austin FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes St. Louis City
#19 Position #20
41 Points 41
25 Played 25
12 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 6
44 Scored 42
36 Conceded 35
+8 GD +7
1.64 PPG 1.64
48% Win % 44%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (41 pts). St. Louis City are 20th (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
11/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/2
76+
7/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
8/3
46-60
7/5
61-75
5/5
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 12 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 7 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Earthquakes Stadium will turn into a battlefield for San Jose Earthquakes and St. Louis City.
  • 5' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Louis City's shape.
  • 8' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Edelman gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
  • 13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruce Arena might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' Dante Polvara, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' Magnificent from Simon Becher! That is 15 goals in 279 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past St. Louis City's compact .
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Luka Jovanovic on, Niko Tsakiris off on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Magnificent from Beau Leroux! That is 7 goals in 290 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' 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.
  • 55' A goal from the USA international Simon Becher! He fires home on 55 to make it 1-3!
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexandru Matan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 65' St. Louis City looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Simon Becher scoring 2 goals.
  • 69' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Eduard Lowen is replaced by Carlo Holse on 69 minute.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Ousseni Bouda as he leaves the pitch. Jack Skahan steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 77' St. Louis City receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' Reid Roberts is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 84' That is a card for St. Louis City. Tomas Totland will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Conrad Wallem is withdrawn and Jaziel Orozco gets his opportunity.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoann Damet

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcel Hartel 3
Brendan McSorley 2
Samuel Adeniran 2
Simon Becher 2
Eduard Lowen 2
Timo Werner 2
Preston Judd 1
Klauss 1

Head to Head

2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City 2026-04-26 St. Louis City 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-09-21 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City 2025-05-31 St. Louis City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-09-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City L 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-07-23 San Jose Earthquakes 0–4 Orlando City SC L 2026-05-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-05-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 FC Dallas L

St. Louis City Form

2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City W 2026-08-02 St. Louis City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2026-07-26 St. Louis City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-07-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 St. Louis City W 2026-07-17 St. Louis City 3–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-23 St. Louis City 3–0 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes26% Draw23% St. Louis City51%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
50%
Draw or St. Louis City
74%
San Jose Earthquakes or St. Louis City
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes22% Draw40% St. Louis City38%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
4.3%
0 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 20% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 15% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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