This will be San Jose’s first visit to Cincinnati in MLS play, with the only previous meeting between the sides a 1-0 home win for the Earthquakes in May 2019.
FC Cincinnati is unbeaten in nine straight home matches (W3 D6), the longest home unbeaten run in club history, including a 2-0 win over Charlotte in its last home match. Cincinnati has never won consecutive home games in its MLS history.
San Jose picked up a 2-0 win over Vancouver on Sunday, its second win in its last three games. The Earthquakes have recorded consecutive wins just once over the club’s last 58 MLS matches dating back to May 2021, doing so in September 2021.
Luciana Acosta, who had an assist in Cincinnati’s last home match, has recorded 11 assists at home this season, three more than any other player on their own ground this MLS season. Acosta totaled 10 assists in his last eight home matches dating back to mid-May.
Jeremy Ebobisse scored his 15th goal of the season in San Jose’s win over Vancouver on Sunday. Ebobisse is the third player in Earthquake’s history to score 15 goals in a single regular season., joining Chris Wondolowski (5 times)and Ronald Cerritos. Wondolowski is the only “Quakes player with more than 15 goals in a season.
