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

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MLS · 2021

Real Salt Lake

3 – 4

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 19:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Oswaldo Alanis

Y 45' Jackson Yueill

Justen Glad 48' Y

Y 58' Judson

Y 75' Cristian Espinoza

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–4	L
28 Oct	FC Dallas	A	2–1	W
24 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
17 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
02 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–2	L
30 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	4–3	W
28 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L
24 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
21 Oct	Austin FC	H	4–0	W
16 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
03 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	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' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host San Jose Earthquakes — let the battle begin!
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' Albert Rusnak puts Real Salt Lake on the lead.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
20' Jackson Yueill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 282 appearances.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Oswaldo Alanis gets a Yellow card.
32' Tanner Beason has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
37' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Fierro makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 37.
42' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
48' What composure from Chris Wondolowski! The United States international strokes it home. 1-2.
48' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
53' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
58' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Judson gets a Yellow card.
60' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Eric Remedi on, Jack Skahan off on 60 minutes.
62' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Maikel Chang Ramirez on, Justin Meram off on 62 minutes.
67' Aaron Herrera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
69' Brilliant from the ! Cade Cowell makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 69.
70' The whistle greets Andres Rios as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse.
73' Anderson Julio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 73 minute.
75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cristian Espinoza.
78' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Tanner Beason comes on to replace Judson.
79' What a strike from Jackson Yueill! The score is 1-4.
80' A goal from the USA international Jackson Yueill! He fires home on 80 to make it 1-5!
83' The supporters are chanting for Bobby Wood. He replaces Damir Kreilach on 83 minute.
85' Maikel Chang Ramirez adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 2-5 — and this changes everything.
90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for San Jose Earthquakes players.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach ↓ Bobby Wood 83'
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
22
Aaron Herrera
13
Nick Besler
2
Andrew Brody ↓ Jonathan Menendez 62'
9
Justin Meram ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 62'
1
David Ochoa
20
Erik Holt
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Anderson Julio 73'
6
Ruiz ↓ Everton 62'

Bench

7
Bobby Wood ↑ 83'
3
Ashtone Morgan
18
Zac MacMath
10
Jonathan Menendez ↑ 62'
43
Justin Portillo
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 73'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 62'
4
Donny Toia
25
Everton ↑ 62'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↑ 70'
5
Eric Remedi ↑ 60'
10
Cristian Espinoza ↑ 70'
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie
19
Siad Haji
15
Tanner Beason ↑ 78'
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 70'

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-10-21 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Austin FC W 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.09 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.18 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake37% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes39%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

61%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

63%

Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake31% Draw37% San Jose Earthquakes32%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 3

1 – 3

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 3

3.5%

0 – 2

3.5%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	16%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	17%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	12%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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