San Jose EarthquakesAttacking momentumHouston Dynamo
Preview
2026-09-13 at 03:30 GMT marks a key Group Stage encounter between SJ Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo in 2026's MLS.
During the previous 8 encounters, B. Arena scored 4 victories, B. Olsen scored no victories, and there were 4 ties.
SJ Earthquakes are missing 7 players: N. Adimabua (Lower-Body Injury), E. Edwards (Lower-Body Injury), M. Floriani (Red Card), D. Johnson (Lower-Body Injury), D. Jones (Achilles Tendon Injury), P. Marie (Injury), T. Werner (Injury) but Houston Dynamo are missing 3 players: L. Foster (Inactive), J. Maurer (Concussion), M. Saracchi (Lower-Body Injury).
We expect SJ Earthquakes to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Houston Dynamo are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
In their last outing, SJ Earthquakes's highest-rated performer was O. Bouda (6.6), while Houston Dynamo's standout was M. Saracchi (6.9).
Both sides left it all on the pitch: SJ Earthquakes won 3-2 against San Diego, and Houston Dynamo secured a victory 2-1 over Real Salt Lake.
Momentum favors Houston Dynamo (2-2-1) after SJ Earthquakes managed only 1-2-2 from 5 matches.
Houston Dynamo lead this rivalry - 17 wins from 31 matches versus SJ Earthquakes (who've won just 9 games), alongside 5 draws.
Expect Houston Dynamo to edge a 1-2 win: their 5-2-5 record on the road and 1.25 goals per away match tip the balance.
San Jose Earthquakes is going head to head with Houston Dynamo on 13/9/2026 02:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo H2H statistics!