Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
3 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Pablo Ruiz 45' 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes get this one started.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Daniel Musovski comes on to replace Anderson Julio.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' The crowd applauds Brayan Vera as he leaves the pitch. Bryan Oviedo steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 33' The supporters are chanting for Bryan Oviedo. He replaces Brayan Vera on 33 minute.
  • 38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' A stunning finish from Jasper Loeffelsend — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jasper Loeffelsend makes it 2-0.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Pablo Ruiz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 49' A goal from the Argentina international Cristian Espinoza! He fires home on 49 to make it 2-1!
  • 54' GOAL! Jefferson Savarino fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 59' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' The 32-year-old Jamiro Monteiro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Benjamin Kikanovic on, Cade Cowell off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' Germany international Jasper Loffelsend has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' A goal from the Colombia international Carlos Gomez! He fires home on 80 to make it 4-1!
  • 82' Maikel Chang Ramirez gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Rubio Rubin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Jackson Yueill by Ousseni Bouda on 84 minute.
  • 89' Judson, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 3-1 San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Wondolowski 6
Cristian Espinoza 4
Rubio Rubin 4
Albert Rusnak 3
Damir Kreilach 3
Javier Lopez 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Danny Hoesen 2

Head to Head

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

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
2.08 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake48% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
71%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
52%
Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake35% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes26%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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