San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes

10 September 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Alexis Da Silva

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–3

  • Anders Dreyer 42’
  • Cédric Bakambu 90+4’ (pen)
  • Niko Tsakiris 3’
  • Preston Judd 12’
  • Ousseni Bouda 35’

Match summary

San Jose Earthquakes took a 3-2 win at San Diego FC. San Jose Earthquakes led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Niko Tsakiris put San Jose Earthquakes ahead in the 3rd minute, Preston Judd made it 0-2 in the 12th minute, Ousseni Bouda made it 0-3 with a header in the 35th minute, and Anders Dreyer pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Cédric Bakambu made it 2-3 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: San Diego FC created 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, San Jose Earthquakes 2.06 from 11. Niko Tsakiris had a penalty saved for San Jose Earthquakes. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
10 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 6
1 Corners 3
105 Attacks 78
66 Dangerous attacks 38
546 Passes 486
88.1% Pass accuracy 87.2%
5 Tackles 6
12 Fouls 17
4 Yellow cards 6
1 Red cards 1
3 Offsides 1

Key events

San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes
Kick-off
3’
Niko TsakirisLeft foot shot0-1 (San Jose Earthquakes)
6’
Preston JuddVAR: No penalty
CJ Dos SantosFoul
7’
CJ Dos SantosVAR: Red card given
7’
8’
Niko TsakirisMissed penaltysaved
8’
Niko TsakirisShot on target
8’
Corner
12’
Preston JuddRight foot shot0-2 (San Jose Earthquakes)
13’
Preston Judd
Christopher McVeyFoul
18’
30’
Ousseni BoudaPreston Judd
35’
Ousseni BoudaHeader0-3 (San Jose Earthquakes)
37’
Ousseni BoudaTime wasting
40’
Beau LerouxShot on target
Anders DreyerLeft foot shot1-3 (San Diego FC)
42’
Amahl PellegrinoGabriel Pirani
45+2’
45+2’
Corner
45+3’
Beau LerouxFoul
45+6’
Corner
Half-time1-3
46’
Max FlorianiReid Roberts
46’
Eduard LöwenLuka Jovanovic
Kieran SargeantDagur Dan Þórhallsson
46’
Alejandro Alvarado JrAníbal Godoy
46’
Elias AchouriShot on target
49’
Jeppe TverskovArgument
52’
Second half underway
Elias AchouriShot on target
55’
Corner
56’
Amahl PellegrinoShot on target
59’
67’
Ronaldo VieiraBeau Leroux
67’
Benjamin KikanovićJack Jasinski
Cédric BakambuOnni Valakari
68’
Amahl PellegrinoShot on target
71’
75’
Max FlorianiFoul
CJ Dos SantosSecond yellowFoul
80’
Duran FerreeAlejandro Alvarado Jr
82’
86’
Eduard LöwenShot on target
Cédric BakambuVAR: No penalty
88’
90+2’
Max FlorianiSecond yellowFoul
Cédric BakambuPenalty2-3 (San Diego FC)
90+4’
90+5’
Ronaldo VieiraArgument
Full-time2-3

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 2.06 3’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-1 3’ 12’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-2 12’ 35’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-3 35’ 42’ Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), 1-3 42’ 90+4’ Cédric Bakambu (San Diego FC), 2-3 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 2.06 3’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-1 Tsakiris 3’ 12’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-2 Judd 12’ 35’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-3 Bouda 35’ 42’ Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), 1-3 Dreyer 42’ 90+4’ Cédric Bakambu (San Diego FC), 2-3 Bakambu 90+4’
San Diego FC 1.77 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 2.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 San Jose Earthquakes attacking San Diego FC attacking 
8’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 90+4’ Cédric Bakambu (San Diego FC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 12’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego FC), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 59’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego FC), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 28’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.18 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 33’ Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 86’ Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 90+4’ Cédric Bakambu (San Diego FC), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 12’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego FC), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 59’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego FC), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 28’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.18 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 33’ Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 27’ Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Elias Achouri (San Diego FC), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

San Diego FC 4-3-3 Starting XI
Santos
Duah
McVey
Verhoeven
Þórhallsson 46’
Godoy 46’
Tverskov
Valakari 68’
Achouri
Pirani 45’
Dreyer
San Jose Earthquakes 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Gunn
Munie
Romney
Roberts 46’
Jasinski 67’
Costa
Harkes
Leroux 67’
Tsakiris
Jovanovic 46’
Judd 30’

Player stats

Goalkeeper2 players
CJ Dos Santos Sent off
80′ 2 3 21 – 2 – –
Duran Ferree Came on as a substitute
8′ 1 0 2 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Oscar Verhoeven
90′ 1 – 1 3 – 33 – – – –
Manu Duah
90′ 1 2 1 3 1 86 – – – –
Christopher McVey
90′ 1 1 – 5 3 95 2 – –
Dagur Dan Þórhallsson Taken off
45′ 1 2 – 5 4 31 1 – – –
Kieran Sargeant Came on as a substitute
45′ – 1 – 1 1 26 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Aníbal Godoy Taken off
45′ – – 28 – 0.02 – – 2 1 2 –
Jeppe Tverskov
90′ – – 87 – 0.04 1 1 2 1 1
Gabriel Pirani Taken off
44′ – – 16 – 0.00 1 – 2 – 1 –
Anders Dreyer
90′ 1 – 32 4 0.47 – – 2 – 2 –
Onni Valakari Taken off
68′ – 1 19 1 0.02 – – 1 – 1 –
Elias Achouri
90′ – – 38 2 0.18 – – 3 2 1 –
Alejandro Alvarado Jr Came on as a substituteTaken off
37′ – – 21 1 0.04 – – 2 1 1 –
Forwards2 players
Amahl Pellegrino Came on as a substitute
46′ – – 2 2 0.26 0.01 – 1 1 8 –
Cédric Bakambu Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – 1 1 0.79 0.00 – 2 2 3 –
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

San Diego FC WLWWL
San Jose Earthquakes LLLDD

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