Major League Soccer · 2026

Houston Dynamo 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer

0–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes drew 0–0.

Shots
1111
Shots on target
04
Expected goals
0.721.2
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Houston Dynamo – San Jose Earthquakes): shots 11–11, shots on target 0–4, expected goals 0.72–1.2, possession 42%–58%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

San Jose Earthquakes's recent record differs from the season

moderate

San Jose Earthquakes's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.77 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.77 goals/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible away split

moderate

San Jose Earthquakes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.6 shots/match13.7 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Houston Dynamo, San Jose Earthquakes.

7 days ▲Rest daysHouston Dynamo · San Jose Earthquakes6.92 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricHouston DynamoSan Jose EarthquakesBaseline
Rest days7 days6.92 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots11 shotsHouston Dynamo 11 shots, San Jose Earthquakes 11 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots4 shotsHouston Dynamo 0 shots, San Jose Earthquakes 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.72 xG1.2 xGHouston Dynamo 0.72 xG, San Jose Earthquakes 1.2 xG
  • Possession42%58%Houston Dynamo 42%, San Jose Earthquakes 58%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersHouston Dynamo 7 corners, San Jose Earthquakes 4 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls9 foulsHouston Dynamo 8 fouls, San Jose Earthquakes 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardHouston Dynamo 0 cards, San Jose Earthquakes 1 card
  • Passes377 passes524 passesHouston Dynamo 377 passes, San Jose Earthquakes 524 passes
  • Pass accuracy83.6%89.1%Houston Dynamo 83.6%, San Jose Earthquakes 89.1%
  • Shots inside box6 shots6 shotsHouston Dynamo 6 shots, San Jose Earthquakes 6 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks6 blocksHouston Dynamo 5 blocks, San Jose Earthquakes 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves0 savesHouston Dynamo 4 saves, San Jose Earthquakes 0 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesHouston Dynamo 1 offside, San Jose Earthquakes 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. Half-time
  2. 58′Reid RobertsYellow card · San Jose Earthquakes
  3. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 61′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeIbrahim Aliyu
  • 69′San Jose Earthquakes · 1 player changeMax Floriani
  • 73′San Jose Earthquakes · 2 player changesNick Fernandez · Preston Judd
  • 75′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeDuncan McGuire
  • 82′San Jose Earthquakes · 1 player changeJack Jasinski
  • 83′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeDuane Holmes
  • 90′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeAgustín Bouzat
  • 90′San Jose Earthquakes · 2 player changesIan Harkes · Vitor Costa

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Houston Dynamo
1Draws
1San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer1–2
San Jose Earthquakes — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer3–3
San Jose Earthquakes — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer0–1
Houston Dynamo — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer2–1
Houston Dynamo — San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer4–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Houston Dynamo favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · San Jose Earthquakes in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Houston Dynamo22 matchesSan Jose Earthquakes22 matches
1.36 goals/matchGoals scored22/22▲ 1.77 goals/match
1.18 goals/match ▲Goals allowed22/221.5 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals20/19▲ 1.74 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots22/22▲ 13.7 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 5.18 shots/match
46.3%Possession22/22● 49%
4.32 corners/matchCorners22/22● 6.45 corners/match
2.89 cards/matchCards9/62.33 cards/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls22/2212.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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