San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

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 and San Jose Earthquakes both arrive with no fresh fitness concerns to report, so expect a strong look from both squads’ regulars. Marcus Ingvartsen leads the way for the hosts with 11 goals this season, backed by Anders Dreyer’s 8 goals and a team-high 53 chances created, while Onni Valakari adds another outlet after chipping in 4 goals of his own. San Jose will lean on Preston Judd, who has also scored 11 goals this season, with Timo Werner (6 goals, 30 chances created) and Ousseni Bouda (5 goals, 29 chances created) offering support in behind him.

San Diego FC sit eighth in the Western Conference on 30 points, a spot their +7 goal difference suggests slightly undersells them, while San Jose Earthquakes occupy fourth in the same conference despite the rough run of results that brought them here. The Earthquakes’ defense has been the issue rather than the attack, shipping five at home to Minnesota United and three to St. Louis City SC inside the last month, and that kind of vulnerability is the difference at Snapdragon Stadium. San Diego should have enough in Ingvartsen and Dreyer to get in behind a leaky back line, but Judd’s scoring record for San Jose means the visitors are unlikely to leave with nothing to show for it.

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San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes: Best Bets & Predictions

San Diego FC's home form and Marcus Ingvartsen's goals make them slight favorites over a struggling San Jose side at Snapdragon Stadium.

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San Diego FCTop pickSan Diego FC sit eighth in the West on 30 points and a +7 goal difference, and they head into this one off a 3-1 home win over LA Galaxy.

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2-1 San Diego FCMarcus Ingvartsen (11 goals) and Preston Judd (11 goals) give both sides a route to score, but San Diego's edge in quality, with Dreyer's 53 chances created, should be enough for a 2-1 win.

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YesIngvartsen has 11 goals for San Diego and Judd has matched that tally for San Jose, while the Earthquakes have shipped 5 to Minnesota United and 4 to FC Cincinnati this season alone.

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Over 2.5San Diego have scored 3 goals in each of their last two home games (3-0 vs Colorado Rapids, 3-1 vs LA Galaxy), and with Ingvartsen and Judd both on 11 goals apiece, this looks a good bet to clear two.5.

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Marcus Ingvartsen to score anytimeIngvartsen leads San Diego's scoring with 11 goals from 1538 minutes this season, already finding the target 19 times from 50 shots.

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Our approach: we lean on Signal's model output for the headline picks, then back each one with the underlying goal and shot-creation numbers from this season so you can see exactly why the model landed where it did.

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Season Form & Standings

San Diego FC sit eighth in the Western Conference with 30 points and a +7 goal difference, firmly inside the playoff picture but with work still to do to climb the table. San Jose Earthquakes, by contrast, occupy fourth in the same conference, a position their recent results have made hard to square with the performances underpinning it.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Marcus Ingvartsen (San Diego FC): 11 goals from 50 shots this season, with 19 of those on target, make him San Diego’s clearest route to goal at Snapdragon Stadium.
• Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC): 8 goals and a team-leading 53 chances created for San Diego FC, with 32 shots on target already banked.
• Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes): Judd has 11 goals from 63 shots for the Earthquakes this season, with 28 of those hitting the target.

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 last five league matches read D W L W W: a 1-1 draw away at Minnesota United, a 1-0 win at LAFC, a 3-1 loss at Portland Timbers, a 3-0 home win over Colorado Rapids, and a 3-1 home win over LA Galaxy most recently.

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’ last five read L L L L D: a 4-2 loss at FC Cincinnati, a 1-3 home defeat to St. Louis City SC, a 1-0 loss at LA Galaxy, a 1-5 home loss to Minnesota United, and a 0-0 draw away at Houston Dynamo most recently.

San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction

Our Signal model has this finishing 2-1 to San Diego FC. The hosts, eighth in the Western Conference on 30 points, have the firepower up top through Ingvartsen and Dreyer to edge a game San Jose, fourth in the West despite their recent slide, should also find the net in given Judd’s continued scoring form. Expect goals at both ends and a narrow home win at Snapdragon Stadium.