Kickoff: October 26, 1:30 p.m. PT at StubHub Center
Television: CSN California
Radio: 1370 KZSF, 1590 KLIV
**Kickoff Time vs. Chivas USA Rescheduled
Kickoff time for the Quakes' final match of the season has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. PT. The last meeting between the two clubs, which was originally scheduled for a 12 p.m. PT, will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet California. Fans can also listen on the radio at 1590 KLIV and 1370 KZSF.
CHIVAS USA INFO
Earthquakes vs. Chivas USA All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 8-7-6
Home: 5-4-2 (18 GF, 9 GA)
Away: 3-3-4 (12 GF, 12 GA)
Playoffs: 0-0-0; US Open Cup: 0-0-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 30, Chivas USA – 21
Last Game vs. Chivas USA
Chivas USA 1, Earthquakes 0; July 2, 2014; Buck Shaw Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.
The San Jose Earthquakes fell 1-0 to Chivas USA at Buck Shaw Stadium. The Quakes and Chivas USA battled through a scoreless first half before Chivas broke through with a goal early in the second half. Erick Torres scored his 11th goal of the season for Chivas USA early in the second half to put his team in front. A cross from the right side from Mauro Rosales found Torres at the back post and he finished a shot to the right of goalkeeper Jon Busch in the 53rd minute. Ty Harden had a great chance for the equalizer with 10 minutes to go. After Alan Gordon earned a free kick, Jordan Stewart chipped a ball in the box for Harden. He beat his defender and headed low to the far post, but Kennedy pushed the shot wide before his defense cleared the ball out of danger.
History of the Earthquakes-Chivas USA Rivalry
The two teams met for the first time on April 9, 2005, at Spartan Stadium, playing to a wild 3-3 draw … During the 2005 season, San Jose and Chivas USA met on three additional occasions: a 1-1 draw on June 12 at The Home Depot Center, a 3-0 win for the Earthquakes on Sept. 10 at Spartan Stadium, and a come-from-behind 2-1 Quakes victory on Sept. 17 in Carson in which Alejandro Moreno notched the 93rd-minute winner against his current club … Following that four-game unbeaten run by San Jose to begin the all-time series between the sides, Chivas USA has held the edge since the Quakes’ return in 2008, posting a 6-1-2 record over nine matches … The Quakes’ lone win during the stretch came on Oct. 20, 2010, when Chris Wondolowski posted a hat trick over 17 minutes after only coming off the bench in the 40th minute, for a 3-0 result at Buck Shaw … Chivas USA got an 85th-minute winner from Mariano Trujillo for a come-from-behind 2-1 win in the last meeting at Buck Shaw on April 23, 2011 … Wondolowski had given the Quakes a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute, with Moreno leveling the score for the Goats in first-half stoppage time … Chivas USA went on to sweep the 2011 season series with a 2-0 home shutout on July 6 … The two teams tied 1-1 in their first meeting of 2012 on May 13 with Alan Gordon providing a dramatic 89th-minute equalizer … On Sept. 2, 2012, the Earthquakes defeated Chivas USA for the second time since rejoining MLS in 2008, knocking off their Southern California counterpart 4-0 … San Jose built on that win with another on Sept. 6, 2012, knocking off Chivas USA 2-0 at The Home Depot Center for the first time since 2005 … In 2013, the Earthquakes drew 1-1 in their first meeting with Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center, which has since been renamed the StubHub Center … Chris Wondolowski recorded a brace to lead San Jose to a 2-0 win against Chivas USA in their second meeting of 2013 on Aug. 4, a match that saw the debuts of Clarence Goodson and Jaime Alas for the Earthquakes … The Earthquakes went a man down in the 81st minute with the game tied 0-0 in their final game against Chivas USA in 2013, but Chris Wondolowski found a game-winner in the 87th minute to keep the club’s MLS Cup Playoff hopes alive … The Earthquakes captured their first win of the 2014 MLS season 1-0 after Yannick Djalo’s first goal with the club … San Jose fell to Chivas USA 1-0 in the club’s second meeting of the season at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Earthquakes – Chivas USA Connections
Quakes defender Jason Hernandez made 50 appearances for Chivas USA from 2006-07 … Hernandez and Chivas USA goalkeeper Dan Kennedy were briefly fellow members of the 2005 New York/New Jersey MetroStars … Chivas USA midfielder Marvin Chavez spent two seasons with the earthquakes from 2012-13 … Chavez and Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez were both born in La Ceiba, Honduras … Earthquakes forward Steven Lenhart and Kennedy are both natives of Yorba Linda, Calif. … Chivas USA midfielder Eric Avila played with Earthquakes defender Ty Harden for Toronto FC in 2011 and 2012 … Chivas USA defender Bobby Burling played for the Earthquakes from 2009-11 … Burling began his career with Chivas USA in 2007 and joined the Earthquakes via trade on Sept. 11, 2009 … Chivas USA forward Eriq Zavaleta (2011-2012) and Quakes midfielder Tommy Thompson (2013) both played at Indiana University … Chivas USA midfielder Martin Rivero, midfielder Nathan Sturgis and Quakes forward Atiba Harris all played for the Colorado Rapids in 2013 … Chivas USA forward Luke Moore and Quakes defender Jordan Stewart are both from Birmingham, England … Earthquakes midfielder Cordell Cato and Chivas USA defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado were teammates with Seattle Sounders FC in 2012 … Earthquakes midfielder Sam Cronin (Atlanta, Ga.) and Chivas USA defender Michael Nwiloh (Conyers, Ga.) were born 28 minutes away from each other.
