Sunday , 16 August 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 02:30 UTC Earthquakes Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 10' Marcelo Silva
Y 22' Nick Besler
Y 39' Donald Toia
Judson 53' Y
Y 59' Aaron Herrera
Y 63' Damir Kreilach
Andres Rios 63' Y
Andres Rios 64' Y
Andres Rios 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Earthquakes Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

8
3
6
San Jose Earthquakes 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W
25 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
19 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
15 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 4–0 W
12 Oct Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
08 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L
25 Oct FC Dallas H 0–0 D
15 Oct Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
11 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
08 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
05 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–3 L

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' And we are off! San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcelo Silva on 10.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' Chris Wondolowski puts San Jose Earthquakes on the lead.
  • 21' Marcos Lopez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' Nick Besler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 282 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Earthquakes Stadium. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Donald Toia.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matias Almeyda will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 49' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Justin Meram. He replaces Maikel Chang on 61 minute.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Damir Kreilach argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 64' Andres Rios has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 67' Andres Rios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Marcelo Silva is replaced by Justen Glad on 70 minute.
  • 74' The United States Chris Wondolowski breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-0!
  • 79' The 44-year-old Kyle Beckerman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 82' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza is replaced by Tommy Thompson.
  • 86' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Nedum Onuoha has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Beckerman to step up.
  • 87' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Corey Baird exits the field as Douglas Martinez enters on 87.
  • 90' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Chris Wondolowski departs to be replaced by Cade Cowell.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

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

2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake 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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-10-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-10-08 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-25 Real Salt Lake 0–0 FC Dallas D 2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2020-10-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.97 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes61% Draw23% Real Salt Lake16%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
84%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
39%
San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes43% Draw43% Real Salt Lake14%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.3%
0 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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