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San Diego vs San Jose EarthquakesMLS

San Diego

23

Full time

San Jose Earthquakes

ETSnapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California, USA

Pacy pre-match win probability

51.3% San Diego25.2% Draw23.5% San Jose Earthquakes

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Match report

San Diego lost to San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 in the MLS at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California, USA on September 9, 2026. The goals came from Niko Tsakiris (3'), Preston Judd (12'), Ousseni Bouda (35'), Anders Dreyer (42'), Cédric Bakambu (90'+4'). At half time San Jose Earthquakes led 3–1. Pacy's record holds 3 earlier meetings: San Diego won 1, San Jose Earthquakes won 2. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made San Diego favourites at 51.3%; San Jose Earthquakes won against those odds.

Timeline

  1. Kickoff
  2. 3'Goal — Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes)
  3. 6'Start Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  4. 7'End Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  5. 7'Start Delay — San Diego FC
  6. 7'End Delay — San Diego FC
  7. 7'Yellow Card — CJ dos Santos (San Diego FC)
  8. 8'Penalty - Saved — Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes)
  9. 12'Goal — Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes)
  10. 13'Yellow Card — Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes)
  11. 18'Yellow Card — Christopher McVey (San Diego FC)
  12. 28'Start Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  13. 28'Start Delay — San Diego FC
  14. 30'End Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  15. 30'End Delay — San Diego FC
  16. 30'Substitution — Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes)
  17. 35'Goal - Header — Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes)
  18. 35'Start Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  19. 37'End Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  20. 37'Yellow Card — Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes)
  21. 42'Goal — Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC)
  22. 43'Start Delay — San Diego FC
  23. 43'Start Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  24. 44'End Delay — San Diego FC
  25. 44'End Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  26. 45'+1'Start Delay — San Diego FC
  27. 45'+1'Start Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  28. 45'+1'End Delay — San Diego FC
  29. 45'+1'End Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  30. 45'+2'Substitution — Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego FC)
  31. 45'+3'Yellow Card — Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes)
  32. 45'+10'Halftime
  33. 45'Substitution — Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (San Diego FC)
  34. 45'Substitution — Kieran Sargeant (San Diego FC)
  35. 45'Substitution — Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes)
  36. 45'Substitution — Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes)
  37. 45'Start 2nd Half
  38. 52'Yellow Card — Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego FC)
  39. 66'Start Delay — San Jose Earthquakes
  40. 67'Substitution — Benjamin Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes)

Match statistics

San DiegoSan Jose Earthquakes

53%Possession47%
10Shots11
6Shots on target6
1Corners3
3Saves4
12Fouls17
2Yellow Cards4
1Red Cards1
3Offsides1
546Passes485
90%Pass Completion90%
6Tackles6
All statistics (15 more)
60%On Target50%
1Penalty Kicks Taken1
481Accurate Passes423
2Accurate Crosses1
16Crosses7
10%Cross10%
41Long Balls54
27Accurate Long Balls21
70%Long Balls40%
1Blocked Shots3
4Effective Tackles5
70%Tackle80%
7Interceptions8
11Effective Clearances21
11Clearances21

Lineups

San Diego FC

  • GCJ dos Santos
  • CD-LChristopher McVey
  • CD-RManu Duah
  • LBDagur Thórhallsson
  • RBOscar Verhoeven
  • CMJeppe Tverskov
  • LMGabriel Pirani
  • RMAníbal Godoy
  • FOnni Valakari
  • LFElias Achouri
  • RFAnders Dreyer
Bench (9)
  • SUBCédric Bakambu
  • SUBAlejandro Alvarado Jr.
  • SUBBryan Zamblé
  • SUBDuran Ferree
  • SUBKieran Sargeant
  • SUBIan Murphy
  • SUBDavid Vazquez
  • SUBAmahl Pellegrino
  • SUBBryce Duke

San Jose Earthquakes

  • GAngus Gunn
  • CDDave Romney
  • CD-LReid Roberts
  • CD-RDaniel Munie
  • CM-LBeau Leroux
  • CM-RIan Harkes
  • LMVítor Costa
  • RMJack Jasinski
  • FPreston Judd
  • CF-LLuka Jovanovic
  • CF-RNiko Tsakiris
Bench (9)
  • SUBJamar Ricketts
  • SUBFrancesco Montali
  • SUBJack Skahan
  • SUBNick Fernandez
  • SUBMax Floriani
  • SUBOusseni Bouda
  • SUBBenjamin Kikanovic
  • SUBEduard Löwen
  • SUBRonaldo Vieira

Recent form

San Diego

LLWWL

San Jose Earthquakes

WDDLL

Standings

MLS Standings
#TeamPWDLGDPts
3St. Louis CITY SC261286+944
4FC Dallas261286+744
5San Jose Earthquakes261268+842
6LAFC271188+1441
7Colorado Rapids2611312+136
8LA Galaxy278910-833
9Portland Timbers269512-132
10San Diego FC268711031
11Austin FC267910-1230
12Real Salt Lake258512-529

Head-to-head

San Diego 1 win, San Jose Earthquakes 2 wins

DateResultHosted by
2026-04-05San Diego 0–3 San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes
2025-09-28San Diego 0–1 San Jose EarthquakesSan Diego
2025-08-17San Diego 2–1 San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes

Venue and officials

Venue
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California, California, USA
Referee
Alexis Da Silva

Pacy probability

  • Away23.5%
  • Draw25.2%
  • Home51.3%

Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.

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