Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes predictions, Aug 29, 2026

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As the Houston Dynamo prepare to host the San Jose Earthquakes on August 29, 2026, expectations are finely tuned along the Texas road. Houston has exhibited a strong recent form, securing victories in 4 out of their last 5 matches, which positions them as formidable favorites in this encounter. Their tactical approach is characterized by an aggressive offensive style, leveraging their home advantage to push for early goals and maintain pressure on opponents throughout the match.

In contrast, the San Jose Earthquakes find themselves in a challenging rut, currently winless in their last 5 outings. The team struggles to generate consistent goal-scoring opportunities and has appeared vulnerable defensively. With a 1.82 odds for a home win compared to 3.86 for the away team, the bookmakers clearly favor the Dynamo’s chances.

Our predictive model assigns a 53% probability for a Houston victory, while the chances for a draw and a San Jose win stand at 23.1% and 24%, respectively. The predicted final score leans toward a 2:1 outcome in favor of the Dynamo, reflecting their current momentum. Nevertheless, in soccer, anything can happen; thus, caution is advised when placing bets.

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Houston 55.7%

Draw 22.9%

San Jose 21.4%

Prediction (the most likely score): 2:1

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.66	4.10	4.40
	1.75	4.10	4.60
	1.70	4.10	4.20
	1.81	3.89	4.51	Watch and Bet
	1.71	4.31	4.17
	1.63	4.10	4.50

Latest Results

22.08.26 St. Louis City SC – Houston Dynamo – 2:1 19.08.26 Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo – 0:1 15.08.26 Houston Dynamo – Los Angeles Galaxy – 1:0 08.08.26 New England Revolution – Houston Dynamo – 0:2 01.08.26 Sporting Kansas City – Houston Dynamo – 0:2

22.08.26 San Jose Earthquakes – Minnesota United – 1:5 19.08.26 Los Angeles Galaxy – San Jose Earthquakes – 1:0 15.08.26 San Jose Earthquakes – St. Louis City SC – 1:3 01.08.26 FC Cincinnati – San Jose Earthquakes – 4:2 25.07.26 San Jose Earthquakes – Los Angeles Galaxy – 1:1

Facts

The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ MLS (Play Offs: 1/8~finals) and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ MLS (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Houston won 3.

Houston is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).

San Jose has been on a rough run of results (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Recently, Houston has had a series of away games.

In this match, Houston is seen as the favorite.

We predict that Houston will win today’s game, with odds of 1.69.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Houston won 11 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 37:28. (average 1.9:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Houston won 8 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 24:12. (average 2.4:1.2).

Latest Head To Head

23.08.25 Houston Dynamo – San Jose Earthquakes – 1:2 24.05.25 San Jose Earthquakes – Houston Dynamo – 3:3 17.07.24 San Jose Earthquakes – Houston Dynamo – 0:1 30.03.24 Houston Dynamo – San Jose Earthquakes – 2:1 21.06.23 Houston Dynamo – San Jose Earthquakes – 4:1

Standings

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Western Conference

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	20	12	4	4	45:18	27	40
2	Houston Dynamo	21	12	2	7	30:26	4	38
3	Los Angeles FC	22	10	5	7	36:22	14	35
4	San Jose Earthquakes	21	10	3	8	39:33	6	33
5	FC Dallas	21	9	6	6	38:34	4	33
6	St. Louis City	21	9	6	6	30:27	3	33
7	Colorado Rapids	21	9	1	11	30:28	2	28
8	Real Salt Lake	20	8	4	8	34:32	2	28
9	Portland Timbers	21	8	4	9	38:37	1	28
10	Minnesota United	21	7	7	7	27:29	-2	28
11	San Diego FC	21	7	6	8	37:32	5	27
12	Los Angeles Galaxy	22	6	8	8	27:32	-5	26
13	Seattle Sounders	20	7	4	9	22:27	-5	25
14	Austin FC	21	5	6	10	26:40	-14	21
15	Sporting Kansas City	20	4	3	13	19:49	-30	15

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Nashville SC	21	15	4	2	43:17	26	49
2	Inter Miami	21	11	6	4	49:40	9	39
3	Chicago Fire	20	11	3	6	37:26	11	36
4	New England Revolution	20	10	3	7	32:25	7	33
5	Charlotte	21	9	5	7	38:32	6	32
6	FC Cincinnati	21	8	7	6	49:47	2	31
7	New York City	20	7	5	8	34:29	5	26
8	New York Red Bulls	21	7	5	9	31:43	-12	26
9	Orlando City	21	7	3	11	34:51	-17	24
10	Toronto FC	21	5	9	7	31:37	-6	24
11	DC United	21	5	9	7	28:36	-8	24
12	Philadelphia Union	21	5	6	10	31:38	-7	21
13	CF Montreal	21	5	6	10	29:39	-10	21
14	Columbus Crew	21	5	5	11	30:36	-6	20
15	Atlanta Utd	20	5	3	12	23:35	-12	18

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