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

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

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

10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

San Jose Earthquakes 17 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
#17	Position	#18
32	Points	26
15	Played	14
10 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
34	Scored	26
15	Conceded	19
+19	GD	+7
2.13	PPG	1.86
67%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake.
5' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
21' What a moment for Cristian Espinoza! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
22' The deadlock is broken! Douglas Martinez gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Matias Almeyda might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' A moment of madness from Aaron Herrera on 29 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
31' Poor challenge from Cristian Espinoza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' Florian Jungwirth, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' The referee has no hesitation. Corey Baird is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 37.
42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' Alvin Jones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Donald Toia on 46 minute.
49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Magnus Eriksson makes no mistake. 2-1!
54' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
59' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Nick Lima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' Brilliant from the ! Vako Qazaishvili makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 61.
66' The referee has no hesitation. Justen Glad is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 66.
68' Everton Luiz makes way for Kyle Beckerman at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
73' Albert Rusnak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
75' GOAL! Damir Kreilach fires home to make it 3-2!
76' Carlos Fierro gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Cristian Espinoza and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Chris Wondolowski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andres Rios at the 81 minute mark.
84' Marcelo Silva catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 84.
86' What a strike from Chris Wondolowski! The score is 4-2.
90' Florian Jungwirth gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Judson and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Kyle Beckerman is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The final score is 5-2.

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
Albert Rusnak	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Javier Lopez	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Danny Hoesen	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

2.45 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes60% Draw21% Real Salt Lake19%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

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

80%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

40%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw37% Real Salt Lake18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	20%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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