Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes

atDynamo at Earthquakes

September 12 · 10:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Houston Dynamo2nd in the Western ConferenceLWWWW38 pts12-7

San Jose Earthquakes4th in the Western ConferenceLLLLD33 pts10-8

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Vancouver Whitecaps2012-4-4+2740

2Houston Dynamo FC2112-2-7+438

3LAFC2210-5-7+1435

4San Jose Earthquakes2110-3-8+633

5FC Dallas219-6-6+433

6St. Louis CITY SC219-6-6+333

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is. MLS Player Availability Report, updated through Matchday 22.

Houston Dynamo2 listed

Jimmy MaurerGoalkeeper · is out (back).

Felipe AndradeDefender · is questionable (lower body).

San Jose Earthquakes4 listed

Nonso AdimabuaForward · is out (lower body).

Earl Edwards Jr.is out (lower body).

DeJuan JonesDefender · is out (lower body).

Ronaldo VieiraMidfielder · is out (lower body).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Houston Dynamo4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Jonathan Bond#31Goalkeeper

Lucas Halter#5Left center back

Agustín Resch#34Right center back

Marcelo Saracchi#4Left back

Lawrence Ennali#11Right back

Agustín Bouzat#30Attacking midfield

Diadie Samassekou#18Left midfield

Artur#6Right midfield

Duncan McGuire#23Forward

Mateusz Bogusz#19AM-L

Jack McGlynn#8AM-R

San Jose Earthquakes4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Angus Gunn#1Goalkeeper

Reid Roberts#18Left center back

Daniel Munie#5Right center back

Vítor Costa#87Left back

Benjamin Kikanovic#28Right back

Niko Tsakiris#10Attacking midfield

Beau Leroux#34Left midfield

Jonathan Gonzalez#40Right midfield

Preston Judd#19Forward

Timo Werner#11AM-L

Ousseni Bouda#7AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

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atDynamo at Earthquakes

September 12 · 10:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Houston Dynamo2nd in the Western ConferenceLWWWW38 pts12-7

San Jose Earthquakes4th in the Western ConferenceLLLLD33 pts10-8

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Vancouver Whitecaps2012-4-4+2740

2Houston Dynamo FC2112-2-7+438

3LAFC2210-5-7+1435

4San Jose Earthquakes2110-3-8+633

5FC Dallas219-6-6+433

6St. Louis CITY SC219-6-6+333

Injury report

Houston Dynamo2 listed

Jimmy MaurerGoalkeeper · is out (back).

Felipe AndradeDefender · is questionable (lower body).

San Jose Earthquakes4 listed

Nonso AdimabuaForward · is out (lower body).

Earl Edwards Jr.is out (lower body).

DeJuan JonesDefender · is out (lower body).

Ronaldo VieiraMidfielder · is out (lower body).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Houston Dynamo4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Jonathan Bond#31Goalkeeper

Lucas Halter#5Left center back

Agustín Resch#34Right center back

Marcelo Saracchi#4Left back

Lawrence Ennali#11Right back

Agustín Bouzat#30Attacking midfield

Diadie Samassekou#18Left midfield

Artur#6Right midfield

Duncan McGuire#23Forward

Mateusz Bogusz#19AM-L

Jack McGlynn#8AM-R

San Jose Earthquakes4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Angus Gunn#1Goalkeeper

Reid Roberts#18Left center back

Daniel Munie#5Right center back

Vítor Costa#87Left back

Benjamin Kikanovic#28Right back

Niko Tsakiris#10Attacking midfield

Beau Leroux#34Left midfield

Jonathan Gonzalez#40Right midfield

Preston Judd#19Forward

Timo Werner#11AM-L

Ousseni Bouda#7AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — Sep 12, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes — Sep 12, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings