San Jose Earthquakes vs St. Louis City

16 August 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Jon Freemon

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Beau Leroux 47’
  • Daniel Edelman 8’
  • Simon Becher 27’, 55’

Match summary

St. Louis City won 3-1 away at San Jose Earthquakes. St. Louis City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Daniel Edelman put St. Louis City ahead in the 8th minute and Simon Becher made it 0-2 with a header in the 27th minute. In the second half, Beau Leroux pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 47th minute and Becher made it 1-3 in the 55th minute.

The chances backed that up: St. Louis City created 2.72 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to San Jose Earthquakes's 0.19 from 6.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
6 Shots 14
1 Shots on target 7
4 Corners 5
74 Attacks 91
32 Dangerous attacks 46
450 Passes 411
84.9% Pass accuracy 80.0%
13 Tackles 29
16 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 4

Key events

San Jose Earthquakes St. Louis City
Kick-off
5’
Jeong Sang-binShot on target
8’
Daniel EdelmanRight foot shot0-1 (St. Louis City)
25’
Daniel EdelmanShot on target
25’
Corner
26’
Corner
27’
Simon BecherHeader0-2 (St. Louis City)
Corner
35’
45+2’
Corner
45+2’
Corner
Half-time0-2
Jack JasinskiBenjamin Kikanović
46’
Luka JovanovicNiko Tsakiris
46’
Beau LerouxRight foot shot1-2 (San Jose Earthquakes)
47’
Second half underway
Corner
51’
55’
Simon BecherRight foot shot1-3 (St. Louis City)
Corner
58’
59’
Simon BecherShot on target
69’
Alexandru MățanJeong Sang-bin
69’
Carlo HolseEduard Löwen
Ian HarkesRonaldo Vieira
71’
Jack SkahanOusseni Bouda
71’
76’
Simon BecherShot on target
76’
Corner
77’
Conrad WallemFoul
Timo WernerFoul
79’
Reid RobertsFoul
82’
84’
Tomas TotlandFoul
Corner
88’
89’
Palmer AultSimon Becher
89’
Jaziel OrozcoConrad Wallem
Full-time1-3

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.19 2.72 8’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), 0-1 8’ 27’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), 0-2 27’ 47’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), 1-2 47’ 55’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), 1-3 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.19 2.72 8’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), 0-1 Edelman 8’ 27’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), 0-2 Becher 27’ 47’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), 1-2 Leroux 47’ 55’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), 1-3 Becher 55’
San Jose Earthquakes 0.19 xGSt. Louis City 2.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking San Jose Earthquakes attacking 
55’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 27’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 8’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 59’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 75’ Carlo Holse (St. Louis City), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 5’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 83’ Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 76’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 10’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Reid Roberts (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 55’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 8’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 59’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 75’ Carlo Holse (St. Louis City), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 5’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 83’ Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 76’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Benjamin Kikanović (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 10’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Reid Roberts (San Jose Earthquakes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gunn
Ricketts
Munie
Roberts
Kikanović 46’
Vieira 71’
Leroux
Tsakiris 46’
Werner
Bouda 71’
Judd
St. Louis City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Bürki
MacNaughton
Baumgartl
Totland
Polvara
Durkin
Edelman
Wallem 89’
Löwen 69’
Sang-bin 69’
Becher 2 89’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Angus Gunn
90′ 4 3 33 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Benjamin Kikanović Taken off
45′ – – – 1 – 30 – – – –
Daniel Munie
90′ 1 2 – 2 1 58 1 – – –
Reid Roberts
90′ 1 2 1 3 2 66 2 – –
Jamar Ricketts
90′ 3 – – 9 1 46 3 – – –
Jack Jasinski Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – – 3 – 27 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Ronaldo Vieira Taken off
71′ – – 30 – 0.00 1 1 1 3 – –
Beau Leroux
90′ 1 – 43 1 0.03 1 2 5 2 2 –
Ousseni Bouda Taken off
71′ – – 22 1 0.03 2 2 4 1 1 –
Niko Tsakiris Taken off
45′ – – 22 1 0.11 1 1 3 1 1 –
Ian Harkes Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 10 – 0.00 1 1 1 – – –
Jack Skahan Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 11 – 0.00 – 1 1 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Timo Werner
90′ – – – – – 0.07 2 5 3 30
Preston Judd
90′ – – 3 – 0.09 0.00 – 4 3 8 –
Luka Jovanovic Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – 0.01 – 1 1 13 –
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

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