All thirty clubs: fifteen in the Eastern Conference and fifteen in the Western Conference, the same field as 2025 — San Diego FC, who joined that year, are the newest. Each club plays its fourteen conference rivals home and away and six clubs from the other conference once, 34 games in all; every game counts in its own conference table, three points for a win. Clubs level on points are separated by wins, then goal difference, then goals scored, then their head-to-head record; the league's later steps (disciplinary points, home and away splits) are not applied here, so clubs still level share a place. Seeds one to seven in each conference go straight to Round One of the playoffs; eight and nine play a single Wild Card game, hosted by the eighth, for the last place. The best record across both conferences wins the Supporters' Shield.
How it looked going inthe market at kick-off, margin removed
39%San Jose Earthquakes27%draw33%Houston Dynamo
How the odds moved in play137 price samples · 12 Sep – 13 Sep
39%kickoff38%low100%final
100%San Jose Earthquakes0%draw0%Houston Dynamo
PayPal Park · kick-off 22:30New York time
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What happened
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90′▮B. Kikanovic
Yellow card · San Jose Earthquakes
Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
85′⇄F. Negri
Substitution · Houston Dynamo
Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Franco Negri replaces Felipe Andrade.
82′⇄Luka Jovanović
Substitution · San Jose Earthquakes
Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Luka Jovanovic replaces Ousseni Bouda.
82′⇄J. Skahan
Substitution · San Jose Earthquakes
Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Eduard Löwen.
78′⇄Matthew Arana
Substitution · Houston Dynamo
Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Matthew Arana replaces Duncan McGuire.
77′⇄N. Markanich
Substitution · Houston Dynamo
Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nick Markanich replaces Ibrahim Aliyu.
75′▮A. Resch
Yellow card · Houston Dynamo
Agustin Resch (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69′⇄I. Harkes
Substitution · San Jose Earthquakes
Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ian Harkes replaces Niko Tsakiris.
69′⇄N. Fernandez
Substitution · San Jose Earthquakes
Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Nick Fernandez replaces Beau Leroux.
65′⇄H. Herrera
Substitution · Houston Dynamo
Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Héctor Herrera replaces Diadié Samassékou.