MLS · Round of 16 San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC: Match Preview & Stats
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San Jose Earthquakes: 3 of 4 right
Houston Dynamo FC: 2 of 4 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- MLS, Round of 16
- Kick-off
- Local time
- 22:00 (US Eastern time)
- Venue
- PayPal Park, San Jose, California
- Since last match
- San Jose Earthquakes: 17 days (MLS) · Minnesota United (3‑1) Houston Dynamo FC: 17 days (MLS) · St. Louis City (0‑1)
- Next match
- San Jose Earthquakes: 3 days (MLS) later Houston Dynamo FC: 3 days (MLS) later
Last starting XI
San Jose Earthquakes 4-2-3-1
- 1 Gunn
- 28 Kikanović
- 5 Munie
- 18 Roberts
- 2 Ricketts
- 14 Vieira
- 23 Löwen
- 7 Bouda
- 10 Tsakiris
- 11 Werner
- 19 Judd
Coach: Bruce Arena 
at Minnesota United, 1-3 · MLS · 8 Nov
Houston Dynamo FC 5-3-2
- 31 Bond
- 36 Andrade
- 34 Resch
- 5 Halter
- 11 Ennali
- 21 Negri
- 30 Bouzat
- 6 Artur
- 19 Bogusz
- 9 Foster
- 20 Augusto
Coach: Ben Olsen 
vs St. Louis City, 0-1 · MLS · 8 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
San Jose Earthquakes
- MF DeJuan JonesInjured · Late December 2026
- FW Nonso AdimabuaInjured · Mid November 2026
Houston Dynamo FC
- GK Jimmy MaurerInjured · Mid November 2026
- DF Marcelo SaracchiInjured · Late November 2026
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
San Jose Earthquakes
Low impact Houston Dynamo FC
Low impact Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo FC San Jose Earthquakes Balanced (results match underlying play) Houston Dynamo FC Results above play quality (running hot) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo FC
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
San Jose Earthquakes
- 1. FW Preston Judd 5G · 0ATeam attack 16.0% Team shots 17.0%
- 2. MF Eduard Löwen 1G · 2ATeam attack 11.0% Team shots 15.0%
- 3. MF Beau Leroux 0G · 3ATeam attack 11.0% Team shots 10.0%
Houston Dynamo FC
- 1. FW Guilherme Augusto 3G · 2ATeam attack 22.0% Team shots 22.0%
- 2. FW Mateusz Bogusz 3G · 1ATeam attack 21.0% Team shots 20.0%
- 3. DF Lucas Halter 1G · 0ATeam attack 7.0% Team shots 10.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston Dynamo FC |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Both teams scored | 8/10 | 5/10 |
| Clean sheet | 1/10 | 2/10 |
| Failed to score | 1/10 | 4/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.4 / 1.5 | 1.1 / 1.6 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
San Jose Earthquakes
- L 1-3 at Minnesota United (A) MLS · 8 Nov
- W 2-1 vs
Real Salt Lake (H) MLS · 31 Oct - D 2-2 vs
Colorado Rapids (H) MLS · 29 Oct - L 0-3 at
FC Dallas (A) MLS · 25 Oct - D 1-1 vs
Nashville SC (H) MLS · 18 Oct
Houston Dynamo FC
- L 0-1 vs St. Louis City (H) MLS · 8 Nov
- L 1-3 at
Portland Timbers (A) MLS · 2 Nov - W 1-0 at
Seattle Sounders FC (A) MLS · 29 Oct - D 0-0 vs Minnesota United (H) MLS · 25 Oct
- D 2-2 vs FC Dallas (H) MLS · 18 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
San Jose Earthquakes
- 1-15 minutes: 14 scored, 7 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 7 scored, 8 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 9 scored, 7 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 10 scored, 8 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 6 scored, 4 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 11 scored, 17 conceded
Houston Dynamo FC
- 1-15 minutes: 1 scored, 5 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 7 scored, 7 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 12 scored, 6 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 6 scored, 6 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 9 scored, 4 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 8 scored, 15 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, MLS this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
San Jose Earthquakes
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Judd | 17 | 3 |
| Ousseni Bouda | 7 | 1 |
| Timo Werner (3 pens) | 6 | 6 |
| Daniel Munie | 5 | 1 |
| Beau Leroux | 4 | 7 |
Houston Dynamo FC
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Augusto (1 pen) | 16 | 8 |
| Mateusz Bogusz (2 pens) | 8 | 2 |
| Lawrence Ennali | 3 | 4 |
| Héctor Herrera | 3 | 0 |
| Jack McGlynn | 2 | 5 |
Goals and assists in the MLS this season.
Corners and yellow cards
San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo FC - 6.0 Corners won 4.4
- 4.9 Corners conceded 5.1
- 2.2 Yellow cards 1.8
- 1.8 Opponents' yellow cards 2.1
Per match in the MLS this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
San Jose EarthquakesHouston Dynamo FC0 to 100 against this season's MLS clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
10San Jose Earthquakes wins17Houston Dynamo FC wins32 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 13 Sep 2026 · MLS San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Houston Dynamo FC
- 30 Aug 2026 · MLS Houston Dynamo FC 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes
- 24 Aug 2025 · MLS Houston Dynamo FC 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes
- 25 May 2025 · MLS San Jose Earthquakes 3-3 Houston Dynamo FC
- 18 Jul 2024 · MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Houston Dynamo FC
Table
Western
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 74:34 | +40 | 64 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 62:51 | +11 | 58 |
| 3 | St. Louis City | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 59:48 | +11 | 54 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 57:51 | +6 | 52 |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 43:43 | 0 | 51 |
| 6 |  Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 52:40 | +12 | 47 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 62:61 | +1 | 46 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44:46 | -2 | 46 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 53:52 | +1 | 45 |
| 10 | Minnesota United | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 56:58 | -2 | 44 |
| 11 |  LA Galaxy | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50:57 | -7 | 44 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 47:50 | -3 | 43 |
| 13 |  San Diego FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 57:63 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 |  Austin FC | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 42:65 | -23 | 34 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 40:81 | -41 | 26 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the MLS: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Shield | Play-offs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 52 | ||||
| Houston Dynamo FC | 51 |
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