Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
3
8
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#18 Position #17
26 Points 32
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
26 Scored 34
19 Conceded 15
+7 GD +19
1.86 PPG 2.13
57% Win % 67%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. San Jose Earthquakes kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Brilliant from the ! Albert Rusnak makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 10.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 20' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oswaldo Alanis.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tanner Beason is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 37' Carlos Fierro makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jackson Yueill.
  • 48' Chris Wondolowski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 48' Poor challenge from Justen Glad. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Judson is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 60' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 60 minute. Jack Skahan leaves to be changed by Eric Remedi.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Maikel Chang Ramirez. He replaces Justin Meram on 62 minute.
  • 67' 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.
  • 69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cade Cowell makes it 1-3.
  • 70' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Andres Rios has done his job and it is now time for Jeremy Ebobisse to step up.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Anderson Julio. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 73 minute.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Cristian Espinoza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Judson by Tanner Beason on 78 minute.
  • 79' Jackson Yueill is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Jackson Yueill is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' Real Salt Lake make a change. Damir Kreilach trudges off to be replaced by Bobby Wood on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Magnificent from Maikel Chang Ramirez! That is 4 goals in 280 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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

2021-10-30 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

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
1.92 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake35% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes41%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
59%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
65%
Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake28% Draw37% San Jose Earthquakes35%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 3
3.2%
0 – 1
3.2%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 18% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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