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San Diego vs San Jose Earthquakes – Lineups & Match Details

San Jose Earthquakes beat San Diego 3-2. Goals: N. Tsakiris (3'), N. Tsakiris (8'), P. Judd (12'), O. Bouda (35'), A. Dreyer (42'), C. Bakambu (90' pen.). San Diego had 53% possession against San Jose Earthquakes's 47%. Shots on target: 6-6.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 24

Thursday, 10 September 2026

San DiegoSan Diego

2 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 3

San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes

Referee: A. Da Silva

Lineups

San DiegoSan Diego4-3-3
C. dos Santos1C. dos SantosG
O. Verhoeven33O. VerhoevenD
M. Duah26M. DuahD
C. McVey97C. McVeyD
D. Þór­halls­son3D. Þór­halls­sonD
A. Godoy20A. GodoyM
J. Tverskov6J. TverskovM
Gabriel Pirani12Gabriel PiraniM
A. Dreyer10A. DreyerF
O. Valakari8O. ValakariF
E. Achouri99E. AchouriF

Substitutes

70A. AlvaradoF
94C. BakambuF
21B. DukeM
18D. FerreeG
32I. MurphyD
90A. PellegrinoF
5Kieran SargeantD
19D. VazquezM
14B. B. ZambleF
San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3-4-2-1
A. Gunn1A. GunnG
D. Munie5D. MunieD
D. Romney4D. RomneyD
R. Roberts18R. RobertsD
Jack Jasinski17Jack JasinskiM
I. Harkes6I. HarkesM
Beau Leroux34Beau LerouxM
Vítor Costa87Vítor CostaM
N. Tsakiris10N. TsakirisM
L. Jovanović9L. JovanovićM
P. Judd19P. JuddF

Substitutes

23E. LöwenM
31Francesco MontaliG
2J. RickettsD
16J. SkahanM
14R. VieiraM
28B. KikanovicF
25M. FlorianiD
20N. FernandezM
7O. BoudaF

Match Events

3'G

N. Tsakiris

Assist: Beau Leroux

7'Y

C. dos Santos

8'G

N. Tsakiris

12'G

P. Judd

Assist: N. Tsakiris

13'Y

P. Judd

18'Y

C. McVey

30'S

P. Judd

Substitution 1

35'G

O. Bouda

Assist: N. Tsakiris

37'Y

O. Bouda

42'G

A. Dreyer

Assist: O. Valakari

45'+2S

Gabriel Pirani

Substitution 1

45'+3Y

Beau Leroux

45'S

A. Godoy

Substitution 2

45'S

D. Þór­halls­son

Substitution 3

45'S

L. Jovanović

Substitution 2

45'S

R. Roberts

Substitution 3

52'Y

J. Tverskov

67'S

Jack Jasinski

Substitution 4

67'S

Beau Leroux

Substitution 5

68'S

O. Valakari

Substitution 4

75'Y

M. Floriani

80'R

C. dos Santos

82'S

A. Alvarado

Substitution 5

90'+2R

M. Floriani

90'+4P

C. Bakambu

90'+5Y

R. Vieira

Statistics

San Diego
53%47%
San Jose Earthquakes
0Expected Goals (xG)0
10Total Shots11
6Shots on Target6
1Corners3
12Fouls17
3Offsides1
0Pass Accuracy (%)0
3Yellow Cards5
1Red Cards1
Match preview

San Diego host San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday, 10 September 2026. The kick-off time is 02:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. San Diego go into the match 12th in the table; San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

San Diego have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. San Jose Earthquakes have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 5 Apr 2026: San Diego 0-3 San Jose Earthquakes; 28 Sept 2025: San Diego 0-1 San Jose Earthquakes; 17 Aug 2025: San Diego 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

San Jose Earthquakes beat San Diego 3-2. San Diego scored through A. Dreyer 42', C. Bakambu 90' (pen.). San Jose Earthquakes replied with N. Tsakiris 3', N. Tsakiris 8' (pen.), P. Judd 12', O. Bouda 35'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

San Diego held 53% of the ball against 47% for San Jose Earthquakes. Shots on target finished 6-6.

Verdict

San Jose Earthquakes take the three points; San Diego look at a thin night for the home crowd. San Diego sat 12th and San Jose Earthquakes 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.