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Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 8Kick-off on April 22, 2017 at 07:55 PM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-0
San Jose Earthquakes

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes?

Houston Dynamo won 2-0 on April 22, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 9′E. TorresHouston Dynamo (pen.)
  • 72′A. ElisHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-3-1-2
  1. 17A. Elis
  2. 9E. Torres
  1. 6E. Alexander
  1. 14Alex
  2. 5J. Cabezas
  3. 27B. García
  1. 16Kevin Garcia
  2. 22Leonardo
  3. 3A. Machado
  4. 7D. Beasley
  1. 31J. Willis

San Jose Earthquakes

4-4-2
  1. 21M. Ureña
  2. 8C. Wondolowski
  1. 27Abdul-Fatai Alashe
  2. 17D. Cerén
  3. 7Cordell Moses Cato
  4. 30A. Godoy
  1. 6S. Salinas
  2. 24N. Lima
  3. 20S. Francis
  4. 23F. Jungwirth
  1. 1D. Bingham
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; San Jose Earthquakes have 3, 6 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 8, 2017New England Revolution(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Apr 2, 2017New York Red Bulls(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2017Portland Timbers(away)2-4Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2017Columbus Crew(home)3-1Major League Soccer
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 19, 2017New England Revolution(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Apr 15, 2017FC Dallas(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 9, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 1, 2017New York City FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2017Sporting Kansas City(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Houston Dynamo wins, 1 draw, 2 San Jose Earthquakes wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2016San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 1, 2016Houston Dynamo 1-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
May 12, 2016San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 9, 2015Houston Dynamo 2-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Jul 11, 2015San Jose Earthquakes 0-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 6, 2015Houston Dynamo 0-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo on Aug 20, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; San Jose Earthquakes score 0.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.61.7210/159/15
San Jose Earthquakes0.91.3410/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 34 matches) and San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th (52 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4San Jose Earthquakes34141010575152
5Houston Dynamo3414911434351

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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