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 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
#18	Position	#21
33	Points	27
18	Played	17
10 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 3 / 6
37	Scored	29
24	Conceded	25
+13	GD	+4
1.83	PPG	1.59
56%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Real Salt Lake

Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A
Sergi Solans	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake is underway.
5' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
21' What a strike from Cristian Espinoza! The score is 1-0.
22' Assisted by Corey Baird with the perfectly-timed delivery and Douglas Martinez makes no mistake. 1-1!
27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Donald Toia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Herrera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristian Espinoza on 31.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Corey Baird.
42' The 37-year-old Justin Meram has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Alvin Jones comes on to replace Donald Toia.
49' Magnus Eriksson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vako Qazaishvili makes it 3-1.
66' The referee calls foul for Justen Glad. He receives a Yellow card.
68' The supporters are chanting for Kyle Beckerman. He replaces Everton Luiz on 68 minute.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' Damir Kreilach has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
76' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cristian Espinoza is withdrawn and Carlos Fierro gets his opportunity.
81' Andres Rios makes way for Chris Wondolowski at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
84' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Red card on 84.
86' The deadlock is broken! Chris Wondolowski gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
90' The whistle greets Judson as he departs to be replaced by Florian Jungwirth.
90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Kyle Beckerman.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from San Jose Earthquakes to claim maximum points.

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
Rubio Rubin	4
Cristian Espinoza	4
Albert Rusnak	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Javier Lopez	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Jeremy Ebobisse	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

2.46 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes58% Draw21% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

78%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

42%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes43% Draw37% Real Salt Lake20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.7%

1 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4.2%

4 – 2

3.2%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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