📏 Form Guide
San Jose Earthquakes WLLLWL
San Jose Earthquakes will be looking for an improved result here following the 4-1 MLS losing effort in their last game against Vancouver Whitecaps.
In that game, San Jose Earthquakes managed 39% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for San Jose Earthquakes was Beau Leroux (89'). On the other side, Vancouver Whitecaps had 18 attempts at goal with 10 on target. Rayan Elloumi (39'), Thomas Müller (57') and Sebastian Berhalter (74', 92') scored for Vancouver Whitecaps.
Fixtures featuring San Jose Earthquakes have proved to be engaging ones lately with high scoring being the norm. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum of 23 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 8 of them belonging to San Jose Earthquakes. We will find out if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Austin FC WWLLLW
Austin FC come into this encounter after a 1-0 MLS win with the eclipse of Los Angeles FC in their last match.
In that game, Austin FC had 45% possession and 3 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Austin FC was Owen Wolff (83'). For their opponents, Los Angeles FC had 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
In their last 6 outings, Austin FC have amassed the sum of 8 goals. Austin FC have also scored on each one of those occasions. During that period, they’ve seen 10 goals go against them.
↔️ Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head meetings dating back to 30/04/2023 shows that San Jose Earthquakes have won 0 of them and Austin FC 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 4.
Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 23 overall at an average of 3.83 goals per meeting.
The last league clash between the two was MLS match day 43 on 31/08/2025 and the score finished Austin FC 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes.
On that occasion, Austin FC had 36% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Goals were scored by Osman Bukari (13') and Myrto Uzuni (33').
For their opponents, San Jose Earthquakes had 18 shots on goal with 6 on target. Daniel Munie (53') and Wilson (77' Own goal) scored.
The match was refereed by Jon Freemon.
🗞️ Team News: San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes manager Bruce Arena will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of before this clash owing to a completely injury-free group to pick from.
It’s our opinion that Quakes could opt for a 3-4-3 formation for this game featuring Daniel, Max Floriani, Daniel Munie, David Romney, Benjamin Kikanovic, Ronaldo Vieira, Ian Harkes, Ousseni Bouda, Cristian Espinoza, Josef Martinez and Cristian Arango.
ℹ️ Team News: Austin FC
Thanks to a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the Austin FC boss Nico Estévez does not have any fitness worries to report coming into this match.
There’s a good chance that Austin FC will likely elect for a 3-4-2-1 lineup, settling for Brad Stuver, Mateja Djordjevic, Brendan Hines-Ike, Oleksandr Svatok, Mikkel Desler, Daniel Pereira, Ilie Sanchez, Guilherme Biro, Jáder Obrian, Owen Wolff and Myrto Uzuni.
⚡ Prediction
We believe that Austin FC are likely to put one past this San Jose Earthquakes outfit, although it is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.
Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 win for San Jose Earthquakes after 90 minutes. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.
Andre Moura, 00:01 19/10/2025