San Diego FC host San Jose Earthquakes at Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday, September 9 (10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM PT).
San Diego FC have no absences flagged on the availability sheet for Wednesday’s visit of San Jose Earthquakes, and the same clean bill of health applies to the visitors. Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen, the club’s leading scorer with eleven goals from fifty shots this season, should spearhead the home attack, with Anders Laustrup Dreyer providing the service after creating fifty-three chances in behind him. San Jose Earthquakes will again look to Preston Judd, level with Ingvartsen on eleven goals for the campaign, while Timo Werner offers a secondary outlet having created thirty chances of his own.
San Diego FC sit eighth in the Western Conference with thirty points from eight wins, six draws and eight defeats, a plus-seven goal difference that points to a side comfortable at both ends of the pitch. San Jose Earthquakes occupy fourth in the same conference and remain in the thick of the playoff picture, even if their form has told a rockier story of late. The hosts have won their last two home matches, beating Colorado Rapids three-nil and LA Galaxy three-one, sandwiched around a defeat at Portland Timbers, while the Earthquakes have shipped defeats to Minnesota United, LA Galaxy and St. Louis City SC before a goalless draw at Houston Dynamo halted the slide. On home turf and in form, San Diego FC look the side better placed to make home advantage count.
San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes: Best Bets & Predictions
San Diego FC's home form and firepower set them up to get the better of a San Jose Earthquakes side short on momentum on the road.
Our approach: we weigh conference standings, home and away form snapshots and the season's top performers before landing on our Result, Correct Score, Both Teams to Score and Over/Under picks, then back the highest-output scorer for the Anytime Goalscorer market.
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Season Form & Standings
San Diego FC sit eighth in the Western Conference on thirty points, while San Jose Earthquakes occupy fourth in the same conference, keeping both sides firmly in the playoff conversation as the regular season winds down.
Western Conference
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego FC | 8 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 30 |
San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
San Diego FC
4-3-3San Jose Earthquakes
3-4-2-1Potential Match-Winners
- Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen (San Diego FC): Eleven goals from fifty shots, including nineteen on target, make him San Diego’s most direct route to goal.
- Anders Laustrup Dreyer (San Diego FC): Eight goals and a team-high fifty-three chances created show he offers a threat from open play as well as service for others.
- Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes): Eleven goals from sixty-three shots keep him firmly San Jose’s biggest goal threat even amid the team’s wider struggles.
Recent Form
San Diego FC: D W L W W
- 2026-08-30: San Diego FC 3-1 LA Galaxy (W, home)
- 2026-08-23: San Diego FC 3-0 Colorado Rapids (W, home)
- 2026-08-20: Portland Timbers 3-1 San Diego FC (L, away)
- 2026-08-16: LAFC 0-1 San Diego FC (W, away)
- 2026-08-02: Minnesota United 1-1 San Diego FC (D, away)
San Diego FC’s form reads draw, win, loss, win, win: a 1-1 draw at Minnesota United, a 1-0 win at LAFC, a 3-1 defeat at Portland Timbers, then back-to-back home wins over Colorado Rapids (3-0) and LA Galaxy (3-1).
San Jose Earthquakes: L L L L D
- 2026-08-30: Houston Dynamo 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes (D, away)
- 2026-08-23: San Jose Earthquakes 1-5 Minnesota United (L, home)
- 2026-08-20: LA Galaxy 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes (L, away)
- 2026-08-16: San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 St. Louis City SC (L, home)
- 2026-08-02: FC Cincinnati 4-2 San Jose Earthquakes (L, away)
San Jose Earthquakes’ form reads loss, loss, loss, loss, draw: a 4-2 defeat at FC Cincinnati, a 1-3 home loss to St. Louis City SC, a 1-0 defeat at LA Galaxy, a 1-5 home mauling by Minnesota United, and a goalless draw at Houston Dynamo to snap the run.
San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction
San Diego FC’s edge in recent home form and their firepower up top should be enough to see off a San Jose Earthquakes side that, despite sitting fourth in the Western Conference, have found goals hard to come by on the road of late. Expect Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen and Anders Laustrup Dreyer to combine for the goals that matter at Snapdragon Stadium, with Preston Judd getting San Jose on the board without turning the tide. San Diego FC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes.