Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
1 – 2
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sat 8 May 2021 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Damir Kreilach 1' Y
Y 21' Eric Remedi
Albert Rusnak 49' Y
Albert Rusnak 50' Y
Justin Meram 50' Y
Nick Besler 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
3
8
Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake 2019-09-12 Real Salt Lake 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-07-07 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L
01 May Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
08 Nov Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
02 Nov Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
29 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
02 May D.C. United SC H 4–1 W
24 Apr FC Dallas H 3–1 W
17 Apr Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
22 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 3–3 D
08 Nov Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes
#27 Position #18
32 Points 45
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
40 Scored 49
44 Conceded 39
-4 GD +10
1.19 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 48%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes — let the football do the talking.
  • 1' Damir Kreilach has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 1.
  • 6' Marcos Lopez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' Eric Remedi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 31' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 287 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 41' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' What a strike from Rubio Rubin! The score is 1-0.
  • 44' Rubio Rubin adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 49' A moment of madness from Albert Rusnak on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Albert Rusnak.
  • 55' Argentina international Eric Remedi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Shea Salinas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' Justin Meram, a Iraq , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' Luciano Abecasis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcos Lopez on 66 minute.
  • 71' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 72' The whistle greets Tanner Beason as he departs to be replaced by Chris Wondolowski.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 79' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Justin Meram by Maikel Chang Ramirez on 79 minute.
  • 80' Douglas Martinez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rubio Rubin at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' Chris Wondolowski doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Nick Besler gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' Chris Wondolowski with the second goal in the match!
  • 87' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Judson is hanging Cristian Espinoza on the field on 87 minute.
  • 1-2 the final result. Real Salt Lake will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Wondolowski 6
Cristian Espinoza 4
Rubio Rubin 4
Albert Rusnak 3
Damir Kreilach 3
Javier Lopez 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Jeremy Ebobisse 2

Head to Head

2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake 2019-09-12 Real Salt Lake 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-07-07 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-11-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 FC Dallas W 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-11-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake31% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes43%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
56%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
69%
Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake25% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes33%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.