Match Report
San Jose Earthquakes edged past San Diego 3-2 on 10 September 2026. Carlos Joaquim dos Santos (80') and Max Floriani (92') were sent off. 7 players were booked, among them Carlos Joaquim dos Santos (7'), Preston Judd (13'), Christopher McVey (18'), Ousseni Bouda (37'), Beau Leroux (48') and Jeppe Tverskov (52'). Our current Elo ratings make San Diego slightly the stronger side, by 31 rating points over San Jose Earthquakes, even though it was San Jose Earthquakes who won this one. All the scoring was done by half time. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives San Jose Earthquakes only a 24.2% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. San Jose Earthquakes are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in Major League Soccer 2026.