San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

San Diego v SJ Earthquakes in Major League Soccer ended 2:3. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · San Diego at 52.2% - the match finished 2:3, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · San Diego X 2 · SJ Earthquakes Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 52.1% 23.9% 23.9% Home win · San Diego ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 52.2% 22.8% 25.0% Home win · San Diego ✘ Missed
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · San Diego ✘ Missed
Final score 2:3 Away win · SJ Earthquakes
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.73 on a San Diego win, 4.18 on the draw and 3.88 on a SJ Earthquakes win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
San Diego win 1.73 1.79 Pinnacle 57.8% 52.2%
Draw 4.18 4.39 Pinnacle 23.9% 22.8%
SJ Earthquakes win 3.88 4.20 Bet365 25.8% 25%
Over 2.5 goals 1.34 1.37 Pinnacle 74.6% 60.4%
Under 2.5 goals 3.14 3.40 Bet365 31.8% 39.6%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.35 1.36 Marathonbet 74.1% 53.5%
Both teams to score - No 2.94 3.00 Bet365 34% 46.5%
Updated: 07.09.2026 04:55 · Average odds across 5 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

  1. 3′N.Tsakiris · Goal (assist: Beau Leroux)
  2. 7′Carlos Joaquim dos Santos · Yellow card
  3. 8′N.Tsakiris · Penalty missed
  4. 12′Preston Judd · Goal (assist: N.Tsakiris)
  5. 13′Preston Judd · Yellow card
  6. 18′Christopher McVey · Yellow card
  7. 30′Preston Judd · Substitution (off: Ousseni Bouda)
  8. 35′Ousseni Bouda · Goal (assist: N.Tsakiris)
  9. 37′Ousseni Bouda · Yellow card
  10. 42′Anders Dreyer · Goal (assist: Onni Valakari)
  11. 45+2′Gabriel Pirani · Substitution (off: Amahl Pellegrino)
  12. 45+3′Beau Leroux · Yellow card
  13. 45′Aníbal Godoy · Substitution (off: Alejandro Alvarado Jr)
  14. 45′Dagur Dan Þórhallsson · Substitution (off: kieran sargeant)
  15. 45′Luka Jovanovic · Substitution (off: Eduard Löwen)
  16. 45′Reid Roberts · Substitution (off: Max Floriani)
  17. 52′Jeppe Tverskov · Yellow card
  18. 67′Jack Jasinski · Substitution (off: Benjamin Kikanovic)
  19. 67′Beau Leroux · Substitution (off: Ronaldo Vieira)
  20. 68′Onni Valakari · Substitution (off: Cédric Bakambu)
  21. 75′Max Floriani · Yellow card
  22. 80′Carlos Joaquim dos Santos · Red card
  23. 82′Alejandro Alvarado Jr · Substitution (off: Duran Ferree)
  24. 90+2′Max Floriani · Red card
  25. 90+4′Cédric Bakambu · Penalty
  26. 90+5′Ronaldo Vieira · Yellow card

Match statistics: San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

Statistic San Diego SJ Earthquakes
Possession 53% 47%
Shots on target 6 6
Total shots 10 11
Shots off target 3 2
Blocked shots 1 3
Corners 1 3
Fouls 12 17
Offsides 3 1
Yellow cards 2 4
Red cards 1 1
Saves 3 4
Passes 546 485

Line-ups: San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

San Diego 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 1 C. dos Santos 5.7
  2. 3 D. Þór­halls­son 6.2
  3. 6 J. Tverskov 6.4
  4. 8 O. Valakari 6.3
  5. 10 A. Dreyer 8.2
  6. 12 Gabriel Pirani 5.9
  7. 20 A. Godoy 6.7
  8. 26 M. Duah 6.5
  9. 33 O. Verhoeven 5.6
  10. 97 C. McVey 6.2
  11. 99 E. Achouri 6.5
Substitutes (9)
  1. 5 Kieran Sargeant 5.8
  2. 14 B. B. Zamble
  3. 18 D. Ferree 5.2
  4. 19 D. Vazquez
  5. 21 B. Duke
  6. 32 I. Murphy
  7. 70 A. Alvarado 6.8
  8. 90 A. Pellegrino 6.4
  9. 94 C. Bakambu 7.4

SJ Earthquakes 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 A. Gunn 6.6
  2. 4 D. Romney 6.6
  3. 5 D. Munie 6.7
  4. 6 I. Harkes 6.1
  5. 9 L. Jovanović 6.0
  6. 10 N. Tsakiris 9.1
  7. 17 Jack Jasinski 6.1
  8. 18 R. Roberts 6.5
  9. 19 P. Judd 7.8
  10. 34 Beau Leroux 7.0
  11. 87 Vítor Costa 6.2
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 J. Ricketts
  2. 7 O. Bouda 7.1
  3. 14 R. Vieira 5.8
  4. 16 J. Skahan
  5. 20 N. Fernandez
  6. 23 E. Löwen 6.8
  7. 25 M. Floriani 5.5
  8. 28 B. Kikanovic 6.3
  9. 31 Francesco Montali

Form and head-to-head: San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

San Diego

LLWWL

SJ Earthquakes

WDDLL

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

San Diego wins: 0; draws: 0; SJ Earthquakes wins: 1.

Date Home Score Away Competition
SJ Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 9 2 2 +20 29 WWWWDDWLWW
2 SJ Earthquakes 14 9 2 3 +17 29 WWWWDDLLWW
3 Real Salt Lake 13 8 1 4 +7 25 WLWLWWLWWW
4 Seattle Sounders 12 7 3 2 +7 24 WWWDDWLLDW
5 Dallas 14 6 4 4 +7 22 WDLDWLWWLW
6 Los Angeles FC 14 6 3 5 +6 21 WWWWDLWDLW
7 Minnesota United 14 6 3 5 -4 21 LLDWLLWLDW
8 Houston Dynamo 13 7 0 6 -4 21 WLLLWWWWLL
9 LA Galaxy 14 5 4 5 0 19 WWDLWDWLDL
10 San Diego 14 4 5 5 +5 17 LLDWDWDWWL
11 Colorado Rapids 14 5 1 8 +2 16 WLLWLWLWLW
12 Portland Timbers 13 4 2 7 -4 14 LWLDWWDLLL
13 Austin 14 3 5 6 -9 14 LDLLDLDDWD
14 St. Louis City 13 3 4 6 -7 13 DLLLWDDLWW
15 Sporting KC 13 3 2 8 -21 11 DDLWLLLWLL

Managers: San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

M. Varas
San DiegoManagerM. Varas
B. Arena
SJ EarthquakesManagerB. Arena

Match information: San Diego v SJ Earthquakes

Kick-off
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Competition
Major League Soccer
City
San Diego, California
Surface
grass
Capacity
35,000