{"id":433459,"date":"2026-08-15T04:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/433459\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T04:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:22:09","slug":"san-jose-in-a-tough-spot-with-red-hot-st-louis-city-paying-a-visit-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/433459\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose in a tough spot with red-hot St. Louis City paying a visit – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a tough loss, the San Jose Earthquakes will have to be on top of their game Saturday night when visiting St. Louis City SC come to PayPal Park.<\/p>\n

San Jose (10-5-3, 33 points) led 2-1 late in its last match, Aug. 1 at Cincinnati, but it couldn\u2019t maintain its defensive shape and conceded three goals in the final 11 minutes to suffer a 4-2 loss. The Earthquakes went from possibly leading the Western Conference to third in the table, one point behind co-leaders Vancouver and LAFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to be a smarter team, communicate better, defend collectively,\u201d San Jose coach Bruce Arena said of how the Cincinnati match ended. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like we should\u2019ve won it, but we could\u2019ve won it. We made too many mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since starting the season with nine wins in 10 fixtures, the Earthquakes are 1-4-3 in their last eight games, including 0-2-1 since the World Cup break. Defense has been an issue; they have been outscored 18-12 in that span.<\/p>\n

Given its recent issues, San Jose might wish for a different opponent than St. Louis (7-6-5, 26 points). It\u2019s 6-0-2 during its last eight matches, including a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on Aug. 1.<\/p>\n

St. Louis has found its best form under 36-year-old first-year coach Yoann Damet, playing to a 15-6 goal differential during its unbeaten streak. But the transfer of leading scorer Marcel Hartel (six goals, three assists) to Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga could create problems in the offensive end.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a player that I really enjoyed working with,\u201d Damet said of Hartel. \u201cHe, for sure, is going to leave a gap for the team right now on and off the pitch. He\u2019s had a lot of influence on the pitch this year, so it\u2019s going to be a transition period for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. Louis has won six of its seven matchups all time with San Jose, although the Earthquakes did win 3-2 on April 25 via Timo Werner\u2019s goal in the 83rd minute.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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