St. Louis City vs San Jose Earthquakes

26 April 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Drew Fischer

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sergio Córdova 51’
  • Marcel Hartel 53’
  • Preston Judd 8’
  • Timo Werner 69’ (pen), 83’

Match summary

San Jose Earthquakes came from behind to win 3-2 away at St. Louis City. San Jose Earthquakes led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Preston Judd put San Jose Earthquakes ahead in the 8th minute. In the second half, Sergio Córdova equalised in the 51st minute, Marcel Hartel put St. Louis City in front in the 53rd minute, Timo Werner equalised from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, and Werner won it in the 83rd minute.

St. Louis City can feel hard done by, creating 2.60 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to San Jose Earthquakes's 1.54 from 9.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
21 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 3
10 Corners 3
82 Attacks 80
46 Dangerous attacks 30
488 Passes 364
84.0% Pass accuracy 75.8%
10 Tackles 8
12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 0

Key events

St. Louis City San Jose Earthquakes
Y. DametManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
8’
Preston JuddRight foot shot0-1 (San Jose Earthquakes)
Simon BecherShot on target
11’
Lukas MacNaughtonShot on target
12’
24’
DanielEarl Edwards Jr
Marcel HartelShot on target
29’
Half-time0-1
46’
Niko TsakirisJack Skahan
46’
Ronaldo VieiraJonathan Gonzalez
Second half underway
Sergio CórdovaLeft foot shot1-1 (St. Louis City)
51’
Marcel HartelRight foot shot2-1 (St. Louis City)
53’
59’
Preston JuddFoul
61’
Ousseni BoudaNick Fernandez
69’
Timo WernerPenalty2-2 (San Jose Earthquakes)
70’
Jamar RickettsMax Floriani
Brendan McSorleySergio Córdova
75’
75’
DanielTime wasting
Cedric TeuchertSimon Becher
81’
83’
Timo WernerRight foot shot2-3 (San Jose Earthquakes)
84’
Jamar RickettsArgument
Christopher DurkinFoul
84’
Eduard LöwenDaniel Edelman
85’
Rafael SantosTomas Totland
85’
Dante PolvaraFoul
90+5’
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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 1.54 8’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-1 8’ 51’ Sergio Córdova (St. Louis City), 1-1 51’ 53’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), 2-1 53’ 69’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), 2-2 69’ 83’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), 2-3 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 1.54 8’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), 0-1 Judd 8’ 51’ Sergio Córdova (St. Louis City), 1-1 Córdova 51’ 53’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), 2-1 Hartel 53’ 69’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), 2-2 Werner 69’ 83’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), 2-3 Werner 83’
St. Louis City 2.60 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 San Jose Earthquakes attacking St. Louis City attacking 
69’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 29’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 28’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 11’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 83’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 41’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 12’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 82’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Sergio Córdova (St. Louis City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 7’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Sergio Córdova (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Tomas Totland (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 11’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+8’ Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 29’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 28’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 11’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 83’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 41’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 12’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Sergio Córdova (St. Louis City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 7’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Sergio Córdova (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Tomas Totland (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 11’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 79’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Timo Werner (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+7’ Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+8’ Cedric Teuchert (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

St. Louis City 3-4-3 Starting XI
Bürki
MacNaughton
Baumgartl
Totland 85’
Polvara
Durkin
Edelman 85’
Wallem
Hartel
Becher 81’
Córdova 75’
San Jose Earthquakes 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jr 24’
Jasinski
Munie
Floriani 70’
Romney
Harkes
Gonzalez 46’
Skahan 46’
Fernandez 61’
Werner 2
Judd

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Roman Bürki
90′ 0 3 28 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Lukas MacNaughton
90′ – 2 – 3 3 46 – – – –
Timo Baumgartl
90′ 1 4 – 3 – 60 1 – – –
Tomas Totland Taken off
86′ – 2 – 3 1 25 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Dante Polvara
90′ – – 50 – 0.01 2 2 2 1 –
Christopher Durkin
90′ – – 53 2 0.60 5 3 11 2 3
Daniel Edelman Taken off
85′ – – 44 3 0.27 1 – 2 1 1 –
Conrad Wallem
90′ – – 44 1 0.10 1 1 6 2 2 –
Marcel Hartel
90′ 1 1 47 6 0.58 1 – 4 – – –
Eduard Löwen Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 9 1 0.16 – – 2 – 2 –
Rafael Santos Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 5 1 0.01 – – – 1 – –
Forwards4 players
Simon Becher Taken off
81′ – 1 4 1 0.48 0.08 4 4 1 15 –
Sergio Córdova Taken off
75′ 1 – 2 1 0.16 0.03 – 2 1 25 –
Brendan McSorley Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – 0.01 – – – 10 –
Cedric Teuchert Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 2 – 0.05 – – – – – –
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

St. Louis City LWDDL
San Jose Earthquakes WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 St. Louis City, 21 Sep 25 Next meeting: San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 St. Louis City, 16 Aug 26  All St. Louis City 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.