San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

San Jose Earthquakes

3 – 4

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Nick Besler

Judson 59' Y

Y 62' Albert Rusnak

Y 65' Donny Toia

Y 67' Ruiz

Javier Lopez 69' Y

Eric Remedi 72' Y

Y 75' Damir Kreilach

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at PayPal Park.

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

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

2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–4	L
12 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
05 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
21 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
18 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
14 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–3	W
13 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L
05 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
30 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–4	L
22 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W

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' 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' Marcos Lopez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
8' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nick Besler.
13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Marcelo Silva is withdrawn and Erik Holt gets his opportunity.
26' What a moment for Javier Lopez! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
31' The 29-year-old Jackson Yueill has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' Oswaldo Alanis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
41' San Jose Earthquakes have won 427 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Jonathan Menendez is withdrawn and Ruiz gets his opportunity.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rubio Rubin makes it 1-1.
49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Rusnak makes no mistake. 1-2!
50' Magnificent from Javier Lopez! That is 17 goals in 282 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Judson.
62' Albert Rusnak is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
63' Cristian Espinoza gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Luciano Abecasis and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Donny Toia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
65' Cade Cowell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Fierro on 65 minute.
65' The Mexico Javier Lopez breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 3-2!
67' The referee has no hesitation. Ruiz is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 67.
67' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Chris Wondolowski exits the field as Benjamin Kikanovic enters on 67.
69' Javier Lopez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
71' What a strike from Justin Meram! The score is 3-3.
72' A moment of madness from Eric Remedi on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Damir Kreilach.
80' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Javier Lopez is replaced by Andres Rios.
81' The deadlock is broken! Rubio Rubin gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
82' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 82 minute. Rubio Rubin leaves to be changed by Anderson Julio.
87' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
90' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Justin Meram is withdrawn and Ashtone Morgan gets his opportunity.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Salt Lake players.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

93
Judson ↓ Paul Marie 63'
4
Oswaldo Alanis
9
Javier Lopez ↓ Andres Rios 80'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↓ Benjamin Kikanovic 67'
14
Jackson Yueill
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
27
Marcos Lopez
5
Eric Remedi
2
Luciano Abecasis ↓ Cristian Espinoza 63'
7
Carlos Fierro ↓ Cade Cowell 65'
15
Tanner Beason

Bench

25
Andres Rios ↑ 80'
22
Tommy Thompson
10
Cristian Espinoza ↑ 63'
17
Daniel Vega
29
Jacob Akanyirige
3
Paul Marie ↑ 63'
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 65'
16
Jack Skahan
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 67'

Coach Matias Almeyda

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
30
Marcelo Silva ↓ Erik Holt 22'
13
Nick Besler
9
Justin Meram ↓ Ashtone Morgan 90'
10
Jonathan Menendez ↓ Ruiz 46'
1
David Ochoa
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Anderson Julio 82'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Toni Datkovic 82'
4
Donny Toia

Bench

51
Andrew Putna
3
Ashtone Morgan ↑ 90'
43
Justin Portillo
20
Erik Holt ↑ 22'
44
Toni Datkovic ↑ 82'
23
Milan Iloski
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 82'
6
Ruiz ↑ 46'
19
Bode Davis

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chris Wondolowski	6
Cristian Espinoza	4
Rubio Rubin	4
Jefferson Savarino	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Javier Lopez	3
Magnus Eriksson	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-12 FC Dallas 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-08-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.25 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw24% Real Salt Lake29%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.92

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	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

71%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

53%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw38% Real Salt Lake24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

4 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	19%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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