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San Jose Earthquakes II vs St. Louis City II: match statistics

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San Jose Earthquakes II vs St. Louis City II: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

San Jose Earthquakes II play St. Louis City II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The match date is 16 August 2026.

Current form

San Jose Earthquakes II: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. St. Louis City II: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

San Jose Earthquakes II scores 1.95 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. St. Louis City II scores 1.55 and concedes 1.50. League average: 3.24 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: San Jose Earthquakes II 65%, St. Louis City II 59%. Over 2.5: San Jose Earthquakes II 60%, St. Louis City II 64%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

St. Louis City II has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.65. San Jose Earthquakes II: 13.8 shots per match, St. Louis City II: 13.8.

Match halves

San Jose Earthquakes II: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.90. St. Louis City II: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.95.

Goals by minute

San Jose Earthquakes II: 31-45+ (10 goals). St. Louis City II: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS Next Pro: 3.24 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
1.95Goals scored / match1.55
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
1.25Goals conceded / match1.5
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
51%Average possession54%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
5.15Shots on target / match5.45
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.85Shots per match13.82
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
5.15Shots on target5.45
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
14.1%Shot conversion11.2%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
51%Possession54%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
1.65xG for1.69
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
1.51xG against1.37
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

Shooting quality

San Jose Earthquakes II: Efficient finishingSt. Louis City II: Balanced
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
Accuracy (shots on target)37%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

St. Louis City II is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - San Jose Earthquakes II · 1 pts / match - St. Louis City II

San Jose Earthquakes II
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
40% W25% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-7
1.45 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WWLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
St. Louis City II
LLDWD
Season result split
36% W32% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-7-7
1.41 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

San Jose Earthquakes II is 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1.95 goals / match - San Jose Earthquakes II · 1.55 goals / match - St. Louis City II

San Jose Earthquakes II is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - San Jose Earthquakes II · 1.5 goals / match - St. Louis City II

San Jose Earthquakes II scoring profile: strong

San Jose Earthquakes II scores in 75% of matches (15 of 20 matches), while St. Louis City II keeps a clean sheet in 32% (7 of 22 matches).

St. Louis City II scoring profile: very strong

St. Louis City II scores in 82% of matches (18 of 22 matches), while San Jose Earthquakes II keeps a clean sheet in 15% (3 of 20 matches).

39Goals scored (season)34
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
25Goals conceded (season)33
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
3.2Average goals in match3.05
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
2Goals scored (last 5)6
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal82%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
45%2 goals50%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
35%3 goals18%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
20%4 goals5%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal68%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
30%2 goals45%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
10%3 goals18%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
0%4 goals14%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

65%
San Jose Earthquakes II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 20 matches
59%
St. Louis City II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 22 matches
61%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time23%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
10%BTTS in both halves5%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
35%Scored in both halves32%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
40%BTTS - last 560%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
35%Min. 3 goals after half-time36%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

San Jose Earthquakes II is 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.8 pts / match - San Jose Earthquakes II · 1.27 pts / match - St. Louis City II

San Jose Earthquakes II - half-time state
45% leading45% draw10% trailing
St. Louis City II - half-time state
27% leading45% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.8Points per match (1st half)1.27
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
1.05Goals scored (1st half)0.59
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
1.4Average goals (1st half)1.18
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
65%Clean sheet before half-time55%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
40%No goal before half-time50%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)1.32
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
0.9Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
0.9Goals conceded (2nd half)0.91
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
1.8Average goals (2nd half)1.86
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
40%Clean sheet after half-time50%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II
50%No goal after half-time36%
San Jose Earthquakes IISt. Louis City II

San Jose Earthquakes II - second-half results

35% W20% R45% P
36
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 40%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

St. Louis City II - second-half results

32% W36% R32% P
28
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

San Jose Earthquakes II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.21.6
1 goal20%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
St. Louis City II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

San Jose Earthquakes II
ScoredConceded
7
2
0-15
4
2
16-30
10
3
31-45
8
5
46-60
7
5
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

St. Louis City II
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
5
3
16-30
5
8
31-45
8
2
46-60
6
12
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

San Jose Earthquakes II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

St. Louis City II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.41
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

San Jose Earthquakes IILigaSt. Louis City II
Average goals in match 3.203.24 3.05
Both teams scored 65%61% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%66% 64%
Clean sheets 15%22% 32%
Goal before half-time 70%75% 73%
Goal after half-time 85%83% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.24
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): San Jose Earthquakes II 1 - 0 - 1 St. Louis City II. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

St. Louis City SC II
3 : 1
San Jose Earthquakes II
San Jose Earthquakes II
4 : 0
St. Louis City SC II

FAQ

When do San Jose Earthquakes II and St. Louis City II play?

San Jose Earthquakes II face St. Louis City II on 16 August 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between San Jose Earthquakes II and St. Louis City II?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches San Jose Earthquakes II won 1, St. Louis City II won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before San Jose Earthquakes II vs St. Louis City II?

San Jose Earthquakes II score 1.95 goals per game on average and St. Louis City II 1.55. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.24 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 65% of San Jose Earthquakes II's matches and 59% of St. Louis City II's.

What form are San Jose Earthquakes II and St. Louis City II in?

Over the last 5 games San Jose Earthquakes II have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and St. Louis City II 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for San Jose Earthquakes II vs St. Louis City II?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.