{"id":923962,"date":"2026-08-01T00:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/evander-vs-werner-fc-cincinnati-welcome-san-jose-earthquakes-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:14:28","slug":"evander-vs-werner-fc-cincinnati-welcome-san-jose-earthquakes-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/evander-vs-werner-fc-cincinnati-welcome-san-jose-earthquakes-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Evander vs. Werner: FC Cincinnati welcome San Jose Earthquakes | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/evander\/\">Evander<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/fc-cincinnati\/\">FC Cincinnati<\/a> welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/timo-werner\/\">Timo Werner<\/a>-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-jose-earthquakes\/\">San Jose Earthquakes<\/a>\u00a0for Matchday 19&#8217;s Walmart Saturday Showdown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>How to watch &#038; stream<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3>When<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/cinvssj-08-01-2026\/\">Saturday, Aug. 1<\/a> | 7:30 pm ET\/4:30 pm PT<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Where<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>TQL Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Standings<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>7th in Eastern Conference<\/li>\n<li>23 points (6W-6L-5D)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Last game<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>FC Cincinnati are coming off a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/clbvscin-07-25-2026\/\">2-1 defeat<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/clbvscin-07-25-2026\/\">Hell is Real<\/a> rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/columbus-crew\">Columbus Crew<\/a>, who cancelled out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kevin-denkey\/\">K\u00e9vin Denkey<\/a>&#8216;s opening goal with strikes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jamal-thiare\/\">Jamal Thiar\u00e9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/daniel-gazdag\/\">D\u00e1niel Gazdag<\/a> to take all three points.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Orange &#038; Blue ended with 10 men at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, after homegrown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/gerardo-valenzuela\/\">Gerardo Venezuela<\/a> was red-carded in second-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Players to watch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evander:<\/strong> The two-time MLS Best XI midfielder just participated in the 2026 MLS All-Star Game presented by Chime, scoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-all-star-game\/2026\/matches\/mlsvslmx-07-29-2026\/\">4-3 game-winner<\/a> over LIGA MX.<\/li>\n<li><strong>K\u00e9vin Denkey:<\/strong> Cincy&#8217;s club-record signing is their top scorer this season with 11g\/4a.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Miles Robinson:<\/strong> The two-time MLS Best XI defender represented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/us-men-s-national-team\/\">United States<\/a>\u00a0at the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> this summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Need to know<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati have scored 41 goals, second only to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\">Inter Miami CF<\/a>&#8216;s 43. Conversely, they&#8217;ve conceded a third-worst 42 goals.<\/p>\n<p>This propensity for goals on both sides of the pitch makes the Orange &#038; Blue must-see for neutrals.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pat Noonan&#8217;s squad eyes more defensive solidity as they look to stay in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs hunt.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Standings<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>3rd in Western Conference<\/li>\n<li>33 points (10W-4L-3D)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Last game<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>San Jose had victory within their grasp in last week&#8217;s Cali Cl\u00e1sico, but settled for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/sjvsla-07-25-2026\/\">1-1 draw<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/la-galaxy\/\">LA Galaxy<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jt-marcinkowski\/\">JT Marcinkowski<\/a> saved Timo Werner&#8217;s late penalty kick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joseph-paintsil\/\">Joseph Paintsil<\/a>&#8216;s 13th-minute opener at Stanford Stadium was leveled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/reid-roberts\/\">Reid Roberts<\/a> midway through the second half as both sides split the points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3>Players to watch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Timo Werner:<\/strong> Back from injury, the German star hopes to build on the 4g\/6a he&#8217;s produced during his debut MLS campaign.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preston Judd:<\/strong> San Jose&#8217;s breakout star\u00a0has a team- and career-best 11g\/2a this season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Munie:<\/strong> The center back represented the Earthquakes at the 2026 MLS All-Star Game, going 45 minutes in Wednesday&#8217;s victory over the LIGA MX All-Stars.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Need to know<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>After a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joseph-paintsil\/\">historic start to the season<\/a> vaulted them to the top of the Supporters&#8217; Shield standings, the Quakes have cooled off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>San Jose have just one victory in their last seven games, and are still looking for their first win after the World Cup break.<\/p>\n<p>Can legendary head coach Bruce Arena and his side turn things around and rediscover the form that made them early-season contenders?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd1d 3 all sitting at 33<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Quakes74?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Quakes74<\/a> remain tied for points at the \ud83d\udd1dof the table in the West \u26a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XPV1m3URKA\">pic.twitter.com\/XPV1m3URKA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SJEarthquakes\/status\/2082176936596680908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cincy are picked as 49% favorites to win the weekend&#8217;s matchup, while the Quakes sit at 30%.<\/p>\n<p><em>Market insights shared are current as of Thursday, July 30 at 11 am ET.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/evander-vs-werner-fc-cincinnati-welcome-san-jose-earthquakes\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Zonia Menjivar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Evander and FC Cincinnati welcome Timo Werner-led San Jose Earthquakes\u00a0for Matchday 19&#8217;s Walmart Saturday Showdown. How to watch &#038; stream When Saturday, Aug. 1 | 7:30 pm ET\/4:30 pm PT Where TQL Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio Standings 7th in Eastern Conference 23 points (6W-6L-5D) Last game FC Cincinnati are coming off a\u00a02-1 defeat at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":923963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36725,2005,23478],"tags":[44897,83270],"class_list":["post-923962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-evander","category-soccer","category-werner","tag-evander","tag-werner"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}