San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo

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🕒 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:30 Europe/London 📍 PayPal Park 🧑‍⚖️ Rosendo Mendoza 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
San Jose Earthquakes 7 · Houston Dynamo 6
Referee Stats
14 matches · 4.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.36
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.71
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 50%
Draws 21%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-11).
  • Houston Dynamo controlled possession (62%).
  • Houston Dynamo had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

San Jose Earthquakes (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 5-2-5

Goals For / Against

20 / 19
Avg: 1.67 / 1.58

Points

17
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
Houston Dynamo (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

17 / 20
Avg: 1.31 / 1.54

Points

17
Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
1.31
1.67
GF
1.31
1.58
GA
1.54
58%
O2.5
38%
50%
BTTS
38%
50%
Score 1st
46%

League-position context

San Jose Earthquakes rank7th
Houston Dynamo rank6th
San Jose Earthquakes points41
Houston Dynamo points43
San Jose Earthquakes: #7 · 41 pts · GD +8
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Houston Dynamo: #6 · 43 pts · GD +4
3 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

San Jose Earthquakes last 5 home

W L L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index38
Goals4-13
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Houston Dynamo last 5 away

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals4-3
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

San Jose Earthquakes trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 17%

Houston Dynamo trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS38%
BTTS + O2.531%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

San Jose Earthquakes score at home83%
San Jose Earthquakes clean sheet at home33%
Houston Dynamo score away69%
Houston Dynamo clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

San Jose Earthquakes score first50%
San Jose Earthquakes win after scoring first67%
Houston Dynamo score first46%
Houston Dynamo win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: San Jose Earthquakes 33% · Houston Dynamo 17%
Avg first goal minute: San Jose Earthquakes 20.8' · Houston Dynamo 47.2'

Vs league average

San Jose Earthquakes score at home1.67 vs 1.83
San Jose Earthquakes concede at home1.58 vs 1.37
Houston Dynamo score away1.31 vs 1.37
Houston Dynamo concede away1.54 vs 1.83
San Jose Earthquakes score 9% below league average, while Houston Dynamo score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: San Jose Earthquakes are 15% above league average at home, and Houston Dynamo are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

San Jose Earthquakes goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 2

Houston Dynamo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
61-75 6
46-60 5
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
5
Total Shots
10
11
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
7
7
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
1
3
Fouls
17
14
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
6
0
Total Passes
337
576
Passes Accurate
282
512
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
1'
1' R. Vieira
19'
19' Beau Leroux
38'
38' Goal · 1-0
D. Munie
Normal Goal · Assist: Beau Leroux
65'
65' D. Samassékou
1st substitution · For: H. Herrera
69'
69' Beau Leroux
1st substitution · For: N. Fernandez
69'
69' N. Tsakiris
2nd substitution · For: I. Harkes
75'
75' A. Resch
77'
77' A. Ibrahim
2nd substitution · For: N. Markanich
78'
78' D. McGuire
3rd substitution · For: M. Arana
82'
82' E. Löwen
3rd substitution · For: J. Skahan
82'
82' O. Bouda
4th substitution · For: L. Jovanović
85'
85' Felipe Andrade
4th substitution · For: F. Negri
90'
90' B. Kikanovic

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

San Jose Earthquakes beat Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Sunday, 13 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Rosendo Mendoza. It was played at PayPal Park.

First half: R. Vieira received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 1'. Beau Leroux received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 19'. San Jose Earthquakes took the lead at 38' when D. Munie scored, with the assist credited to Beau Leroux, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Houston Dynamo made their 1st substitution at 65', with D. Samassékou replacing H. Herrera. San Jose Earthquakes made their 1st substitution at 69', with Beau Leroux replacing N. Fernandez. San Jose Earthquakes made their 2nd substitution at 69', with N. Tsakiris replacing I. Harkes. A. Resch received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 75'. Houston Dynamo made their 2nd substitution at 77', with A. Ibrahim replacing N. Markanich. Houston Dynamo made their 3rd substitution at 78', with D. McGuire replacing M. Arana. San Jose Earthquakes made their 3rd substitution at 82', with E. Löwen replacing J. Skahan. San Jose Earthquakes made their 4th substitution at 82', with O. Bouda replacing L. Jovanović. Houston Dynamo made their 4th substitution at 85', with Felipe Andrade replacing F. Negri. B. Kikanovic received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 90'.

San Jose Earthquakes used 4 substitutions while Houston Dynamo used 4 substitutions. San Jose Earthquakes got 3 yellow cards, while Houston Dynamo got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (10-11).
  • Houston Dynamo controlled possession (62%).
  • Houston Dynamo had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals11 (68.8%)
BTTS12 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo Head-to-Head History by Season