San Jose Earthquakes vs San Diego

Sunday, 5 April 2026 at 05:30PayPal Park, San JoseFotis Bazakos, USA

Summary

Match report

San Jose Earthquakes vs San Diego in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 6) ended in a 3-0 win for San Jose Earthquakes. San Jose Earthquakes led 3-0 at half-time.

San Jose Earthquakes’s goals came from N. Tsakiris in the 13th and 34th minutes (one a penalty) and P. Judd in the 45th minute. Manu Duah (San Diego) was sent off (32′). N. Tsakiris was the highest-rated player on the pitch (10.0).

Player of the match

N. Tsakiris

San Jose Earthquakes90'2Rating 10.0

Key stats

All stats

40%Possession60%

3.76Expected goals (xG)0.47
24Total shots4
10Shots on target1
7Corners5
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards1

Live commentary

It's all over: San Jose Earthquakes win against San Diego 3-0. In numbers: possession San Jose Earthquakes 40%, San Diego 60%; shots 24 (10 on target) to 4 (1 on target)
90+3'
Yellow card: Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) for a foul
86'
Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes: R. Vieira comes on for I. Harkes
78'
Double substitution, San Diego: O. Valakari replaces A. Mighten, O. Verhoeven on for W. Kumado
77'
Booking: Jonathan Gonzalez (San Jose Earthquakes) for a foul
70'
Double substitution, San Jose Earthquakes: B. Leroux comes on for J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza, O. Bouda on for N. Fernandez
69'
Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes: J. Ricketts replaces D. Romney
59'
Yellow card: Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) for a foul
57'
Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes: J. Skahan comes on for P. Marie
57'
Double substitution, San Diego: M. Ingvartsen comes on for A. Godoy, L. Morgan on for B. B. Zamble
52'
Yellow card: Osvald Soe (San Diego) for a foul
We're back under way for the second half
Half-time: San Jose Earthquakes lead 3-0
45'
Goal! P. Judd adds another for San Jose Earthquakes (3-0) after a pass from B. Leroux
40'
Substitution, San Diego: D. Vazquez replaces W. Eisner
34'
Penalty goal! N. Tsakiris scores from the spot and makes it two for San Jose Earthquakes (2-0) – his second of the match
32'
Red card! Manu Duah (San Diego) is sent off, and San Diego are down to ten men
32'
VAR: the card is upgraded to red for Manu Duah
13'
Goal! N. Tsakiris puts San Jose Earthquakes ahead (1-0) after a pass from P. Judd
11'
Booking: Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) for a foul
Kick-off! We're under way between San Jose Earthquakes and San Diego. San Jose Earthquakes line up in a 4-2-3-1, San Diego in a 4-3-3

Lineups

San Jose EarthquakesCoach: Bruce ArenaAverage rating 7.34-2-3-1

San Jose Earthquakes – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

42DanielGoalkeeper – Rating 7.7
28B. KikanovicDefender – Rating 8.2
5D. MunieDefender – Rating 7.7
18R. RobertsDefender – Rating 7.2
2J. RickettsDefender – Rating 6.9, On 69'
14R. VieiraMidfielder – Captain, Rating 6.9, On 86'
34B. LerouxMidfielder – Rating 7.9, Assist, On 70'
16J. SkahanMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 57'
10N. TsakirisMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 10.0, Goal 13', Penalty goal 34', Yellow card 90+3'
7O. BoudaMidfielder – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 11', On 70'
19P. JuddForward – Rating 8.0, Goal 45', Assist