Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Pablo Ruiz 45' Y

Overview

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

Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–1	W
16 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	3–1	W
01 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	L
26 Mar	St. Louis City	H	0–4	L
12 Mar	Austin FC	H	1–2	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
16 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
08 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
02 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
26 Mar	Toronto FC	H	0–0	D
19 Mar	St. Louis City	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' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host San Jose Earthquakes — let the battle begin!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Kikanovic made 279 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Carlos Gomez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Anderson Julio exits the field as Daniel Musovski enters on 25.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bryan Oviedo is hanging Brayan Vera on the field on 32 minute.
33' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Brayan Vera is withdrawn and Bryan Oviedo gets his opportunity.
38' The 31-year-old Carlos Gruezo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
39' Goal! Jasper Loeffelsend scores his 1 goal in 280 matches.
40' Jasper Loeffelsend makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
45' The referee calls foul for Pablo Ruiz. He receives a Yellow card.
49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Espinoza makes no mistake. 2-1!
54' GOAL! Jefferson Savarino scores on 54.
59' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact 4-3-3.
64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
65' Benjamin Kikanovic gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Cade Cowell and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' Pablo Ruiz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 280 appearances.
80' What a moment for Carlos Gomez! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
82' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Rubio Rubin is replaced by Maikel Chang Ramirez on 82 minute.
84' The crowd applauds Jackson Yueill as he leaves the pitch. Ousseni Bouda steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
89' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Salt Lake players.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

7
Pablo Ruiz
15
Justen Glad
30
Marcelo Silva
10
Jefferson Savarino
18
Zac MacMath
4
Brayan Vera ↓ Bryan Oviedo 32'
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Daniel Musovski 25'
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 82'
19
Bode Davis ↓ Emeka Eneli 82'
28
Jasper Loffelsend ↓ Braian Ojeda 82'
11
Carlos Gomez

Bench

3
Bryan Oviedo ↑ 32'
8
Damir Kreilach
9
Justin Meram
6
Braian Ojeda ↑ 82'
17
Daniel Musovski ↑ 25'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 82'
24
Tomas Gomez
26
Diego Luna
25
Emeka Eneli ↑ 82'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

21
Miguel Trauco ↑ 84'
93
Judson ↑ 84'
22
Tommy Thompson
42
Daniel
55
Michael Baldisimo
15
Tanner Beason
16
Jack Skahan
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 65'
25
Ousseni Bouda ↑ 84'

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

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
Jackson Yueill	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-04-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Charlotte FC W 2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-03-26 Real Salt Lake 0–4 St. Louis City L 2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-08 New York Red Bulls 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-03-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-03-19 St. Louis City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.91 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake45% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes31%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

69%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

55%

Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake33% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 0

0 – 1

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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