{"id":39914,"date":"2026-09-03T21:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=39914"},"modified":"2026-09-03T22:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T02:08:28","slug":"match-preview-san-diego-fc-vs-san-jose-earthquakes-09-09-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-san-diego-fc-vs-san-jose-earthquakes-09-09-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Diego FC<\/a> host San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> at Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday, September 9 (10:30 PM ET \/ 9:30 PM CT \/ 7:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

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<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

San Diego FC sit eighth in the Western Conference<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n