Sports mole previews MLS qualifiers on Sunday between San Jose and Houston Dynamo earthquakes, including predictions, team news and possible alignments.
San Jose earthquakes Will access the host of Houston Dynamo When they compete in Paypal Park in their MLS Association this weekend.
The local team is eighth in the classification of the Western Conference with 18 points, while visitors are two places and a few points at the hosts.
Correspondence overview
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Reservation costs of their place in the last eight of the US Open Cup, San Jose Treatchquakes will seek to extend their undefeated race for six in all competitions and five games in MLS.
San Jose’s earthquakes fought with a slow start to the 2025 mLS season, claiming 10 points of 10 matches.
Their situation worsened with three consecutive losses recorded against Los Angeles (2-1), Sporting Kansas City (5-3) and Columbus Crew (2-1).
They have since rebounded this setback, claiming consecutive victories on Portland Timbers (4-1) and Colorado Rapids (2-0) to win their second consecutive victories in 2025, before successive prints against Inter Miami and New England.
Their recent series of four loss -free games in the League leaves them in the classification of the Western Conference, having accumulated 18 points in 14 games this quarter.
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Elsewhere, Houston Dynamo entered this match in the back of a disappointing 3-1 defeat against Austin who saw them crashing from the US Open Cup.
However, visitors were decent in the league, claiming four victories, two draws and a few defeats in their last eight MLS games.
Despite their evidence of the cup, Ben OlsenThe team looking to win three championship victories on the rebound for the first time since March 2024.
However, a source of concern for visitors is their bad shape on the road, having managed to win only one of their last nine matches in their land.
A victory for the Crush Orange could see them rise up to seventh in the ranking if other results take place this weekend.
Form of earthquakes of San Jose (all competitions):
Houston Dynamo Form (all competitions):
Team news
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The earthquakes of San Jose should send a starting XI similar to their 0-0 draw against the New England Revolution given their recent change in fortune, with Niko Tsakiris,, Noel Buck And Bruno Wilson Recover from various injuries.
Bruce Arena will also have to face the absence of a nine goals Cristian Arangowhich is currently fighting against a hamstring injury.
The Brazilian duo of Rodrigues And Daniel Nor are not supposed to appear in Arena’s plans, as they are both with unpertified injuries.
For the outside side, Nelson Quinons And Lawrence Ennali Stay with knee injuries, which means that they will attend the weekend competition.
In the same way, Andrew Tarbell Continues his spell on the sidelines with a knee injury in the long term.
In the meantime, Erik Sviatchenko And EZEQUIEL PONCE were both excluded for this weekend’s match due to unknown injuries.
Treasurers of San Jose.
Daniel; Floriani, provided, Roberts; Fernandez, Kaye, Riccket, Lima; Pellegrino, Marie, Judd
Houston Dynamo Possible start:
Bond Awaze, Ortiz, Dorsey, Escobar; Weapon, weapon; Bassi, McGlyn, Kalwalk; Lingra
We say: San Jose Treatrics 1-1 Houston Dynamo
The two games have come into this match in the back of decent projections lately, with little or nothing to separate them, this match could end 1-1 after regular time.
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