Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes

22 June 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Amine Bassi 3’
Corey Baird 5’
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 78’, 90’

Carlos Akapo 41’

Match summary

Houston Dynamo won comfortably, 4-1 at home to San Jose Earthquakes. Houston Dynamo led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Amine Bassi put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 3rd minute, Corey Baird made it 2-0 in the 5th minute, and Carlos Akapo pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 41st minute. In the second half, Þorleifur Úlfarsson made it 3-1 in the 78th minute and Úlfarsson made it 4-1 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Houston Dynamo created 3.37 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to San Jose Earthquakes's 0.68 from 8.

Key events

Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes

Kick-off

Amine BassiLeft foot shot

1-0

3’

Corey BairdLeft foot shot

2-0

5’

Erik SviatchenkoFoul

37’

38’

Jeremy EbobisseFoul

41’

Carlos AkapoHeader

2-1

Half-time2-1

46’

Jamiro MonteiroNiko Tsakiris

46’

Ousseni BoudaBenjamin Kikanović

Second half underway

50’

Ousseni BoudaFoul

Luis CaicedoNelson Quiñones

62’

Ethan BartlowErik Sviatchenko

62’

Amine BassiShot on target

66’

67’

JudsonFoul

74’

Tommy ThompsonCarlos Akapo

Þorleifur ÚlfarssonIbrahim Aliyu

74’

Þorleifur ÚlfarssonLeft foot shot

3-1

78’

81’

Jackson YueillFoul

Griffin DorseyAmine Bassi

82’

Jack SkahanJudson

85’

Jack SkahanFoul

Héctor HerreraTime wasting

86’

Þorleifur ÚlfarssonRight foot shot

4-1

90’

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Houston Dynamo 3.37 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 0.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

San Jose Earthquakes attacking Houston Dynamo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

San Jose Earthquakes 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Steve Clark	90′	0	1	45	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Franco Escobar	90′	1	2	1	7	1	38	2	–	–	–
Erik Sviatchenko Taken off	62′	1	–	–	3	–	47	2	–	–
Micael	90′	2	3	1	3	1	61	–	–	–	–
Daniel Steres	90′	2	1	–	5	–	30	–	–	–	–
Ethan Bartlow Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–
Griffin Dorsey Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Artur	90′	–	–	72	1	0.19	3	1	6	1	–	–
Héctor Herrera	90′	–	2	98	4	0.46	1	1	4	3	1
Corey Baird	90′	1	–	27	1	0.07	–	3	4	–	1	–
Amine Bassi Taken off	82′	1	–	53	3	0.23	1	1	4	1	3	–
Nelson Quiñones Taken off	62′	–	1	14	2	0.19	2	1	4	–	–	–
Ibrahim Aliyu Taken off	74′	–	–	14	–	0.02	1	–	4	–	1	–
Luis Caicedo Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	13	–	0.02	1	–	1	–	–	–
Þorleifur Úlfarsson Came on as a substitute	16′	2	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	1	1	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel	90′	1	4	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Carlos Akapo Taken off	74′	2	2	–	5	1	32	1	1	–	–
Rodrigues	90′	2	–	1	9	4	54	2	–	–	–
Tanner Beason	90′	1	–	1	5	3	50	–	–	–	–
Paul Marie	90′	1	3	1	2	–	45	–	–	–	–
Benjamin Kikanović Taken off	45′	–	1	–	3	1	9	1	–	–	–
Tommy Thompson Came on as a substitute	16′	–	1	–	1	–	14	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Jackson Yueill	90′	–	–	52	–	0.01	2	1	3	–	1
Judson Taken off	81′	–	–	39	–	0.01	2	2	2	1	–
Niko Tsakiris Taken off	45′	–	–	15	1	0.04	–	–	3	–	2	–
Cristian Espinoza	90′	–	1	31	1	0.18	–	1	–	2	–	–
Ousseni Bouda Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	11	–	0.00	1	–	1	5	–
Jamiro Monteiro Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	22	–	0.03	2	–	3	1	1	–
Jack Skahan Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	7	–	0.00	–	–	1	1	1

Forwards1 player


Jeremy Ebobisse	90′	–	–	2	–	0.36	0.02	1	–	–	25

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Houston Dynamo W L L W W

San Jose Earthquakes D W D W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Houston Dynamo, 02 Apr 23 Next meeting: Houston Dynamo 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes, 31 Mar 24 All Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.