San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .
- San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rubiel Vazquez
- Referee Jose Da Silva
- Referee Malik Badawi
- Referee Ismir Pekmic
- Referee Gjovalin Bori
16 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 10.9 goals/game
🟥 3 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jul | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Jul | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 30 Jun | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 3–0 | W |
| 27 Jun | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Jun | FC Dallas | H | 2–2 | D |
| 02 Jun | D.C. United SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Jul | Columbus Crew SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Jun | Chicago Fire FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Jun | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–4 | L |
| 29 May | Montreal Impact FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| San Jose Earthquakes | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #19 | Position | #24 |
| 52 | Points | 45 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 14 / 10 / 10 | W / D / L | 13 / 6 / 15 |
| 57 | Scored | 53 |
| 51 | Conceded | 52 |
| +6 | GD | +1 |
| 1.53 | PPG | 1.32 |
| 41% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
San Jose Earthquakes this season
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
San Jose Earthquakes
| Preston Judd | 17 G | 3 A |
| Ousseni Bouda | 7 G | 1 A |
| Timo Werner | 6 G | 4 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for San Jose Earthquakes to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 50% of all matches.
- 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brooks Lennon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcelo Silva, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 298 games and scored 448 goals.
- 40' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 50' Tommy Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 55' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 60' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 65' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 66' Shea Salinas is replacing Marcos Lopez for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
- 69' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Jefferson Savarino by Albert Rusnak on 69 minute.
- 71' Paul Marie is replacing Tommy Thompson for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
- 75' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Judson is replaced by Danny Hoesen.
- 80' Erik Holt, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 81' Sebastian Saucedo gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Damir Kreilach and will look to change the dynamic.
- 86' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 86.
- 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Corey Baird on 89 minutes.
- The points are shared — San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.
Lineups
San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
-
93
Judson ↓ Danny Hoesen 75'
- 37
- 7
- 11
- 8
- 23
- 14
-
22
Tommy Thompson ↓ Paul Marie 71'
-
27
Marcos Lopez ↓ Shea Salinas 66'
- 10
- 17
Bench
-
9
Danny Hoesen ↑ 75'
-
6
Shea Salinas ↑ 66'
- 28
- 3
- 89
- 26
-
33
Paul Marie ↑ 71'
Coach
Matias Almeyda
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 18
- 5
- 30
- 7
- 12
- 22
- 17
- 13
- 4
- 20
Bench
- 25
- 15
-
11
Albert Rusnak ↑ 69'
- 10
-
23
Sebastian Saucedo ↑ 81'
- 51
- 19
Coach
Mike Petke
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Chris Wondolowski | 6 |
| Cristian Espinoza | 4 |
| Rubio Rubin | 4 |
| Damir Kreilach | 3 |
| Javier Lopez | 3 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 3 |
| Albert Rusnak | 3 |
| Jamar Ricketts | 2 |
Head to Head
San Jose Earthquakes Form
2019-07-07
San Jose Earthquakes
1–0
Real Salt Lake
W
2019-07-04
Minnesota United FC
3–1
San Jose Earthquakes
L
2019-06-30
San Jose Earthquakes
3–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2019-06-27
San Jose Earthquakes
2–0
Houston Dynamo
W
2019-06-08
San Jose Earthquakes
2–2
FC Dallas
D
2019-06-02
D.C. United SC
1–1
San Jose Earthquakes
D
Real Salt Lake Form
2019-07-07
San Jose Earthquakes
1–0
Real Salt Lake
L
2019-07-04
Real Salt Lake
1–0
Columbus Crew SC
W
2019-06-30
Real Salt Lake
2–0
Sporting Kansas City
W
2019-06-23
Chicago Fire FC
1–1
Real Salt Lake
D
2019-06-01
New York Red Bulls
4–0
Real Salt Lake
L
2019-05-29
Montreal Impact FC
2–1
Real Salt Lake
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.64
San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Jose Earthquakes win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
80%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
46%
San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.3%
Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes
| Handicap | San Jose Earthquakes covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 17% | 71% |
| -1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -1 | 29% | 24% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

