San Jose Earthquakes vs Toronto FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
San Jose Earthquakes vs Toronto FC — MLS at PayPal Park.
- San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Toronto FC 14 games · 14 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 09 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D 18 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 2–0 W 12 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D 05 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D 26 Feb D.C. United SC A 2–3 L 09 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–4 L Season Stats
San Jose Earthquakes Toronto FC #17 Position #11 32 Points 14 15 Played 14 10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 6 34 Scored 22 15 Conceded 29 +19 GD -7 2.13 PPG 1.00 67% Win % 21% Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this seasonSan Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Toronto FC are 11th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
San Jose Earthquakes0-157/316-302/231-453/146-604/461-753/–76+7/3■ Scored ■ ConcededToronto FC0-151/116-301/331-451/346-602/561-754/476+5/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Toronto FC gets underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hugo Mbongue made 260 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Jackson Yueill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' The referee calls foul for Benjamin Kikanovic. He receives a Yellow card.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Federico Bernardeschi suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 46' The whistle greets Raoul Petretta as he departs to be replaced by Kobe Franklin.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from J.T. Marcinkowski, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic is replaced by Tommy Thompson.
- 64' Toronto FC is showing some good football. However, Toronto FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 73' Another substitution for Toronto FC to replace Victor Vazquez by Kosi Thompson on 73 minute.
- 76' The whistle greets Cade Cowell as he departs to be replaced by Ousseni Bouda.
- 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Federico Bernardeschi.
- 81' Another substitution for Toronto FC to replace Deandre Kerr by Hugo Mbongue on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 14
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- 11
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55
Michael Baldisimo ↓ Judson 76'
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- 26
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44
Cade Cowell ↓ Ousseni Bouda 76'
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Bench
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93
Judson ↑ 76'
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Tommy Thompson ↑ 59'
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Ousseni Bouda ↑ 76'
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Coach Luchi GonzalezToronto FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 23
- 4
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Victor Vazquez ↓ Kosi Thompson 73'
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Raoul Petretta ↓ Kobe Franklin 46'
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- 17
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29
Deandre Kerr ↓ Hugo Mbongue 81'
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Bench
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Kosi Thompson ↑ 73'
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Kobe Franklin ↑ 46'
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Hugo Mbongue ↑ 81'
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Coach Bob Bradley -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chris Wondolowski 3 Richie Laryea 2 Jack Skahan 1 Daniel Salloi 1 Chris Wondolowski 1 Preston Judd 1 Lucas Janson 1 Pozuelo 1 Head to Head
San Jose Earthquakes Form
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 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.3 San Jose Earthquakes xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.84 Toronto FC xGI would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.14Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 38% 62% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
San Jose Earthquakes or Draw 84%Draw or Toronto FC 37%San Jose Earthquakes or Toronto FC 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.3%1 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 1 9.1%3 – 0 8.5%3 – 1 7.1%0 – 0 Actual4 – 0 4.9%4 – 1 4.2%2 – 2 3.9%1 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes
Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Toronto FC covers -2.5 26% — 74% -2 26% 21% 54% -1.5 46% — 54% -1 46% 22% 31% -0.5 69% — 31% +0.5 89% — 11% +1 89% 8% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Toronto FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.