Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#18 Position #22
33 Points 26
18 Played 18
10 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
37 Scored 24
24 Conceded 24
+13 GD +0
1.83 PPG 1.44
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
16% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). St. Louis City are 22nd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/3
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A
St. Louis City
Marcel Hartel 5 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
Timo Werner 2
Brendan McSorley 2
Samuel Adeniran 2
Simon Becher 2
Eduard Lowen 2
Joao Klauss 1
Cedric Teuchert 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
1.57 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes30% Draw24% St. Louis City46%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
54%
Draw or St. Louis City
70%
San Jose Earthquakes or St. Louis City
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes25% Draw41% St. Louis City34%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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