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 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 19 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
#24	Position	#19
45	Points	52
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 10 / 10
53	Scored	57
52	Conceded	51
+1	GD	+6
1.32	PPG	1.53
38%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Rio Tinto Stadium that hosts another battle between Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justen Glad, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 8 goals in the last 8 games.
10' What a strike from Albert Rusnak! The score is 1-0.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' David Ochoa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oswaldo Alanis.
32' The 26-year-old Benjamin Kikanovic has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Fierro makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 37.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 45.
48' Chris Wondolowski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Justen Glad on 48.
53' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
60' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan is replaced by Eric Remedi.
62' Maikel Chang Ramirez gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Justin Meram and will look to change the dynamic.
67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' The deadlock is broken! Cade Cowell gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
70' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Ebobisse. He replaces Andres Rios on 70 minute.
73' Anderson Julio gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Rubio Rubin and will look to change the dynamic.
75' It’s gonna be 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' GOAL! Jackson Yueill fires home to make it 1-5!
83' Bobby Wood is ready to make an impact after coming on for Damir Kreilach at the 83 minute mark.
85' What a moment for Maikel Chang Ramirez! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
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
Rubio Rubin	4
Cristian Espinoza	4
Albert Rusnak	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Javier Lopez	3
Jefferson Savarino	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

2 / 4

2.11 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

2.04 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake39% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes37%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

63%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

61%

Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake32% Draw37% San Jose Earthquakes31%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

2 – 2

1 – 2

6.8%

3 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

3.6%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	17%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	11%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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