Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Philadelphia Union vs San Jose Earthquakes – Lineups & Match Details

San Jose Earthquakes beat Philadelphia Union 1-0. Goals: O. Bouda (59'). Philadelphia Union had 50% possession against San Jose Earthquakes's 50%. Shots on target: 3-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Sunday, 8 March 2026

Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes

Referee: A. Villarreal

Lineups

Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union4-4-2
A. Blake18A. BlakeG
F. Westfield39F. WestfieldD
N. Harriel26N. HarrielD
J. Sery Larsen5J. Sery LarsenD
G. Sequera38G. SequeraD
I. Vassilev19I. VassilevM
D. Jean Jacques21D. Jean JacquesM
J. Lukic4J. LukicM
M. Iloski10M. IloskiM
A. Anello28A. AnelloF
B. Damiani9B. DamianiF

Substitutes

76A. RickG
2G. MartinezD
11A. BedoyaM
16B. BenderM
8J. BuenoM
14J. RafanelloM
6C. SullivanM
23E. AlladohF
37S. KorzeniowskiF
San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes4-2-3-1
Daniel42DanielG
B. Kikanovic28B. KikanovicD
D. Munie5D. MunieD
R. Roberts18R. RobertsD
D. Jones24D. JonesD
R. Vieira14R. VieiraM
B. Leroux34B. LerouxM
O. Bouda7O. BoudaM
N. Tsakiris10N. TsakirisM
J. Ricketts2J. RickettsM
P. Judd19P. JuddF

Substitutes

36E. EdwardsG
87Vitor CostaD
20N. FernandezM
40J. A. Gonzalez MendozaM
6I. HarkesM
3P. MarieD
4D. RomneyD
16J. SkahanM
11T. WernerF

Match Events

15'Y

B. Kikanovic

20'Y

J. Lukić

46'S

A. Anello

Substitution 1

46'S

J. Ricketts

Substitution 1

59'G

O. Bouda

60'S

J. Lukić

Substitution 2

65'Y

N. Harriel

74'S

M. Iloski

Substitution 3

74'S

B. Damiani

Substitution 4

75'Y

P. Judd

82'S

G. Sequera

Substitution 5

82'S

Beau Leroux

Substitution 2

82'S

P. Judd

Substitution 3

88'Y

E. Alladoh

Statistics

Philadelphia Union
50%50%
San Jose Earthquakes
1.08Expected Goals (xG)0.75
13Total Shots7
3Shots on Target3
11Corners1
20Fouls16
2Offsides1
69Pass Accuracy (%)72
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Philadelphia Union host San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, 8 March 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Philadelphia Union go into the match 15th in the table; San Jose Earthquakes sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Philadelphia Union have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 losses in a row. San Jose Earthquakes have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 11 Jun 2023: Philadelphia Union 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes; 13 Mar 2022: Philadelphia Union 2-0 San Jose Earthquakes; 26 Sept 2019: Philadelphia Union 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

San Jose Earthquakes beat Philadelphia Union 1-0. San Jose Earthquakes replied with O. Bouda 59'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 59 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Philadelphia Union held 50% of the ball against 50% for San Jose Earthquakes. Shots on target finished 3-3. Expected goals read 1.08 for Philadelphia Union, 0.75 for San Jose Earthquakes.

Verdict

San Jose Earthquakes take the three points; Philadelphia Union look at a thin night for the home crowd. Philadelphia Union sat 15th and San Jose Earthquakes 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.