Match intelligence

FC Cincinnati — San Jose Earthquakes: Win probabilities, 01.08.2026

League: MLS (USA) · Kick-off:

Mathematical model

Win probabilities

Outcome probabilities after removing the bookmaker margin

Odds updated
X1 48.8% Home win FC Cincinnati
X 22.5% Draw
X2 28.7% Away win San Jose Earthquakes
Market matrix

Markets

Double chance
1277.5%
Both teams to score
Yes71.5%
Totals 2.5
Over72.2%

All calculated markets

MarketSelectionProbability
Double chance1X71.3%
1277.5%
X251.2%
Both teams to scoreYes/No71.5% / 28.5%
Totals 0.5 Over/Under 96.8% / 3.2%
Totals 1.5 Over/Under 89.6% / 10.4%
Totals 2.5 Over/Under 72.2% / 27.8%
Totals 3.5 Over/Under 51.5% / 48.5%
Totals 4.5 Over/Under 32.1% / 67.9%
Totals 5.5 Over/Under 17.6% / 82.4%
Goal distribution model

Score probability heatmap

Home goals run vertically; away goals run horizontally

FC Cincinnati × San Jose Earthquakes
HomeAway
0
1
2
3
4
5
0
0:0 3.2%
0:1 3.0%
0:2 3.1%
0:3 1.7%
0:4 0.7%
0:5 0.2%
1
1:0 4.2%
1:1 9.0%
1:2 6.6%
1:3 3.5%
1:4 1.4%
1:5 0.5%
2
2:0 5.4%
2:1 8.7%
2:2 7.0%
2:3 3.8%
2:4 1.5%
2:5 0.5%
3
3:0 3.8%
3:1 6.1%
3:2 5.0%
3:3 2.7%
3:4 1.1%
3:5 0.3%
4
4:0 2.0%
4:1 3.3%
4:2 2.6%
4:3 1.4%
4:4 0.6%
4:5 0.2%
5
5:0 0.9%
5:1 1.4%
5:2 1.1%
5:3 0.6%
5:4 0.2%
5:5 0.1%
Most likely scores
1:19.0%
2:18.7%
2:27.0%
1:26.6%
3:16.1%
AI analysis

Match preview

Model · GPT 5.6 Luna

FC Cincinnati have a slight edge over San Jose Earthquakes in this MLS matchup, although the moderate confidence level points to a competitive contest rather than a clear mismatch. The available assessment favours the home side, with the 1X signal indicating that FC Cincinnati are the more likely team to avoid defeat.

The game is expected to be high-scoring, and both FC Cincinnati and San Jose Earthquakes are considered likely to find the net. That makes an open match plausible, with neither defence expected to have complete control for long periods. The projected scorelines remain close, including draws and a narrow home win, which underlines the limited margin between the teams. FC Cincinnati should have the stronger overall position because of home advantage and the slight pre-match lean, but San Jose Earthquakes have enough attacking potential to keep the result uncertain deep into the match.

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We remove the bookmaker margin from market odds, estimate each team’s expected goals and build one matrix of possible scores. Outcomes, totals, both teams to score and likely scores all come from that matrix.

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