Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#21 Position #18
27 Points 33
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
29 Scored 37
25 Conceded 24
+4 GD +13
1.59 PPG 1.83
47% Win % 56%

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 21st (27 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Real Salt Lake welcome San Jose Earthquakes for this crunch clash at Rio Tinto Stadium.
  • 1' Damir Kreilach picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 6' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rubio Rubin made 283 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 11' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' Marcos Lopez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' What a strike from Rubio Rubin! The score is 1-0.
  • 44' GOAL! Rubio Rubin scores on 44.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Albert Rusnak argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' Albert Rusnak has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristian Espinoza suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' Luciano Abecasis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcos Lopez at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' Chris Wondolowski is replacing Tanner Beason for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 77' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 79' Maikel Chang Ramirez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Justin Meram at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' Douglas Martinez gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Rubio Rubin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Chris Wondolowski doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' Nick Besler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Magnificent from Chris Wondolowski! That is 50 goals in 282 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza is replaced by Judson.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for San Jose Earthquakes players.

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
Javier Lopez 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Damir Kreilach 3
Danny Hoesen 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
1.55 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake31% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes44%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
57%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
69%
Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake25% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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