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

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MLS · 2026

St. Louis City

2 – 3

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 59' Preston Judd

Y 74' Daniel

Chris Durkin 84' Y

Y 84' Jamar Ricketts

Dante Polvara 90' Y

Overview

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

St. Louis City 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Drew Fischer

24 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

St. Louis City 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

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 2024-07-04 St. Louis City 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

St. Louis City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–3	L
19 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–4	L
12 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
04 Apr	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
22 Mar	New England Revolution	H	3–1	W
15 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	St. Louis City	A	3–2	W
23 Apr	Austin FC	H	5–1	W
19 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	4–1	W
12 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–1	W
05 Apr	San Diego FC	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

St. Louis City		San Jose Earthquakes
#18	Position	#19
54	Points	52
34	Played	34
15 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	14 / 10 / 10
59	Scored	57
48	Conceded	51
+11	GD	+6
1.59	PPG	1.53
44%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City

0-15

9/3

16-30

8/2

31-45

11/8

46-60

10/9

61-75

6/7

76+

10/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City

Rafael Navarro	18 G	6 A
Simon Becher	9 G	4 A
Marcel Hartel	6 G	3 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Louis City to score. At the same time, San Jose Earthquakes does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Earl Edwards Jr. is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
8' The USA Preston Judd breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 0-1!
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' Ronaldo Vieira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
23' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
24' Daniel gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Earl Edwards Jr. and will look to change the dynamic.
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 295 games and scored 442 goals.
39' St. Louis City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Jonathan Gonzalez is withdrawn and Ronaldo Vieira gets his opportunity.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergio Cordova makes it 1-1.
53' A stunning finish from Marcel Hartel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Preston Judd.
61' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ousseni Bouda is hanging Nick Fernandez on the field on 61 minute.
66' St. Louis City have won 210 goals from 133 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' Magnificent from Timo Werner! That is 116 goals in 166 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' Jamar Ricketts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Max Floriani on 70 minute.
74' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 74.
75' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. Sergio Cordova is replaced by Brendan McSorley.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
81' A tactical swap from St. Louis City — Cedric Teuchert on, Simon Becher off on 81 minutes.
83' Timo Werner adds to his 6 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
84' A moment of madness from Chris Durkin on 84 minutes earns him a card. St. Louis City will be frustrated.
85' The crowd applauds Daniel Edelman as he leaves the pitch. Eduard Lowen steps in for St. Louis City.
86' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Tomas Totland is withdrawn and Rafael Santos gets his opportunity.
90' Dante Polvara was booked on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for San Jose Earthquakes players.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

16
Sergio Cordova ↓ Brendan McSorley 75'
1
Roman Burki
32
Timo Baumgartl
17
Marcel Hartel
8
Chris Durkin
5
Lukas MacNaughton
24
Daniel Edelman ↓ Eduard Lowen 85'
11
Simon Becher ↓ Cedric Teuchert 81'
21
Dante Polvara
14
Tomas Totland ↓ Rafael Santos 86'
6
Conrad Wallem

Bench

Coach Yoann Damet

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

11
Timo Werner
40
Jonathan Gonzalez ↓ Ronaldo Vieira 46'
6
Ian Harkes
36
Earl Edwards Jr. ↓ Daniel 24'
16
Jack Skahan ↓ Niko Tsakiris 46'
4
Dave Romney
19
Preston Judd
5
Daniel Munie
25
Max Floriani ↓ Jamar Ricketts 70'
20
Nick Fernandez ↓ Ousseni Bouda 61'
17
Jack Jasinski

Bench

14
Ronaldo Vieira ↑ 46'
42
Daniel ↑ 24'
3
Paul Marie
21
Noel Buck
10
Niko Tsakiris ↑ 46'
7
Ousseni Bouda ↑ 61'
2
Jamar Ricketts ↑ 70'
34
Beau Leroux
18
Reid Roberts

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcel Hartel	3
Samuel Adeniran	2
Simon Becher	2
Eduard Lowen	2
Timo Werner	2
Brendan McSorley	2
Beau Leroux	1
Jamiro Monteiro	1

Head to Head

St. Louis City Form

2026-04-26 St. Louis City 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-04-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 St. Louis City L 2026-04-12 FC Dallas 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-04-04 New York City FC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-03-22 St. Louis City 3–1 New England Revolution W 2026-03-15 Los Angeles FC 2–0 St. Louis City L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-04-26 St. Louis City 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-04-23 San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 Austin FC W 2026-04-19 Los Angeles FC 1–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.93 St. Louis City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: St. Louis City or San Jose Earthquakes 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

St. Louis City39% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes36%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw

65%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

61%

St. Louis City or San Jose Earthquakes

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Louis City32% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap	St. Louis City covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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