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San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 9Kick-off on April 2, 2023 at 02:30 AM (UTC)Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

San Jose Earthquakes
2-1
Houston Dynamo

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

San Jose Earthquakes won 2-1 on April 2, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 7′C. EspinozaSan Jose Earthquakes (pen.)
  • 42′A. BassiHouston Dynamo (pen.)
  • 65′C. EspinozaSan Jose Earthquakes (pen.)

Official lineup for San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

San Jose Earthquakes

4-4-2
  1. 44C. Cowell
  2. 11J. Ebobisse
  1. 35Jamiro Monteiro
  2. 55M. Baldisimo
  3. 14J. Yueill
  4. 10C. Espinoza
  1. 3P. Marie
  2. 26Rodrigues
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 29Carlos Akapo
  1. 1J. Marcinkowski

Houston Dynamo

4-3-3
  1. 8A. Bassi
  2. 11C. Baird
  3. 20A. Carrasquilla
  1. 16H. Herrera
  2. 6Artur
  3. 35B. Raines
  1. 22T. Schmitt
  2. 17T. Hadebe
  3. 4E. Bartlow
  4. 5D. Steres
  1. 12S. Clark
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 6, 4 and 5.

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

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 26, 2023Toronto FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2023St. Louis City(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2023Colorado Rapids(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Feb 26, 2023Atlanta United FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 26, 2023New York City FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2023Austin(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2023New England Revolution(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Feb 26, 2023FC Cincinnati(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Feb 19, 2023FC Dallas(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 San Jose Earthquakes win, 1 draw, 4 Houston Dynamo wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 18, 2022San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Apr 10, 2022Houston Dynamo 4-3 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Jul 25, 2021San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Apr 17, 2021Houston Dynamo 2-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Jun 27, 2019San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Apr 13, 2019Houston Dynamo 2-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo on Jul 18, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

San Jose Earthquakes score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.4 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Jose Earthquakes1.51.439/1510/15
Houston Dynamo1.41.659/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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