Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 27 Jul 2025 · 01:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Noel Caliskan 9' Y
Zavier Gozo 24' Y
Y 33' Ian Harkes
Diego Luna 42' Y
Y 42' Bruno Wilson
Y 45' Reid Roberts
Y 54' Max Floriani
Dominik Marczuk 83' Y
YR 84' Reid Roberts
Rafael Cabral 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at America First Field.

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
2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-02-23 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-08-25 Real Salt Lake 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
20 Jul FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
17 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
13 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
06 Jul St. Louis City H 3–2 W
29 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
20 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 2–3 L
17 Jul FC Dallas H 2–2 D
13 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–4 L
06 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
29 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D

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' The wait is over. San Jose Earthquakes get us underway at America First Field.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mark-Anthony Kaye is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 9' That looks like a foul for a card for Noel Caliskan.
  • 14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Zavier Gozo on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 33' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ian Harkes on 33 minutes.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Diego Luna gets a card.
  • 45' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Colombia international Cristian Arango has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' Assisted by Cristian Arango with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josef Martinez makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 54' Max Floriani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 54.
  • 57' The USA Jamar Ricketts breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 0-2!
  • 58' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Max Floriani exits the field as Rodrigues enters on 58.
  • 63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 68' Mark-Anthony Kaye gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Ian Harkes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Braian Ojeda on, Emeka Eneli off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Diogo Goncalves has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' Dominik Marczuk is replacing Zavier Gozo for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 81' Braian Ojeda adds to his 1 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dominik Marczuk on 83.
  • 84' That is a card for San Jose Earthquakes. Reid Roberts will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Reid Roberts, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Diego Luna as he departs to be replaced by Bode Davis.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-02-23 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-08-25 Real Salt Lake 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2025-07-17 Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2025-07-13 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2025-07-06 Real Salt Lake 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-07-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 FC Dallas D 2025-07-13 Minnesota United FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-07-06 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2025-06-29 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.66 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes 76% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake44% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes32%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
68%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
56%
Real Salt Lake or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake29% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5.3%
2 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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