San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK ROUND OF 16

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

5 – 2

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Real Salt Lake

Tue 28 Jul 2020 · 00:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+3' · FT 45+9'

Y 29' Aaron Herrera

Cristian Espinoza 31' Y

Y 37' Corey Baird

Y 66' Justen Glad

R 84' Marcelo Silva

R 90' Kyle Beckerman

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

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

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Joe Dickerson

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

San Jose Earthquakes 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake 2019-09-12 Real Salt Lake 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-07-07 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-06-24 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	5–2	W
20 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–0	W
16 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–3	W
11 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
08 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	2–5	L
29 Feb	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–5	L
22 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
07 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
29 Feb	Orlando City SC	A	0–0	D

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)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

12% Clean Sheets
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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
5' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
10' Guram Kashia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cristian Espinoza makes it 1-0.
22' The deadlock is broken! Douglas Martinez gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
27' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jack Jasinski scoring 1 goals.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aaron Herrera on 29.
31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristian Espinoza.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
37' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Corey Baird will be fuming at that decision.
42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' The supporters are chanting for Alvin Jones. He replaces Donald Toia on 46 minute.
49' GOAL! Magnus Eriksson scores on 49.
54' Andres Rios is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
59' The 37-year-old Marcelo Silva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Vako Qazaishvili is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
66' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Justen Glad gets a Yellow card.
68' Kyle Beckerman gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Everton Luiz and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Oswaldo Alanis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
75' Damir Kreilach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
76' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Cristian Espinoza exits the field as Carlos Fierro enters on 76.
81' Chris Wondolowski gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Andres Rios and will look to change the dynamic.
84' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Marcelo Silva gets a Red card.
86' Brilliant from the ! Chris Wondolowski makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 86.
90' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Florian Jungwirth on, Judson off on 90 minutes.
90' Kyle Beckerman was booked on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

25
Andres Rios ↓ Cade Cowell 81'
93
Judson ↓ Florian Jungwirth 90'
4
Oswaldo Alanis
37
Guram Kashia
7
Magnus Eriksson C
11
Vako Qazaishvili ↓ Cade Cowell 81'
24
Nick Lima
14
Jackson Yueill
22
Tommy Thompson ↓ Shea Salinas 81'
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Carlos Fierro 76'
17
Daniel Vega

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

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

2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake W 2020-07-20 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC L 2020-02-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Toronto FC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake L 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-02-29 Orlando City SC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.29 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes55% Draw21% Real Salt Lake24%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

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

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

77%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

45%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes41% Draw38% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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