{"id":446093,"date":"2026-08-28T12:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446093\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:22:16","slug":"san-jose-earthquakes-bring-losing-streak-into-match-against-the-houston-dynamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446093\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Earthquakes bring losing streak into match against the Houston Dynamo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">San Jose Earthquakes (10-8-3, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/houston-dynamo-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Dynamo<\/a> (12-7-2, third in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">LINE: Houston -143, San Jose +329, Draw +303; over\/under is 3.5 goals<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Earthquakes aim to end a four-game slide when they take on the Houston Dynamo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">The Dynamo are 9-7-1 against conference opponents. The Dynamo rank fourth in the league giving up just 26 goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">The Earthquakes are 8-6-2 against Western Conference teams. The Earthquakes lead the Western Conference with 137 corner kicks drawn, averaging 6.5 per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">TOP PERFORMERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/mateusz-bogusz-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mateusz Bogusz<\/a> has four goals and one assist for the Dynamo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/guilherme-15-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guilherme<\/a> has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/preston-judd-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Preston Judd<\/a> has 11 goals and two assists for the Earthquakes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/reid-roberts-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reid Roberts<\/a> has scored two goals over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 20-3-7, averaging 3.9 goals, 13.5 shots on goal and 9.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">Earthquakes: 8-14-8, averaging 3.9 goals, 13.5 shots on goal and 15.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.8 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Lucas Halter (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/jimmy-maurer-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Maurer<\/a> (injured).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">Earthquakes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/nonso-adimabua-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nonso Adimabua<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/benjamin-kikanovic-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Kikanovic<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/dejuan-jones-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DeJuan Jones<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/ronaldo-vieira-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ronaldo Vieira<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/earl-edwards-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earl Edwards Jr.<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/timo-werner-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Timo Werner<\/a> (injured).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Jose Earthquakes (10-8-3, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (12-7-2, third in the Western 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