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

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MLS · 2021

San Jose Earthquakes

3 – 4

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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 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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	#27
45	Points	32
27	Played	27
13 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
49	Scored	40
39	Conceded	44
+10	GD	-4
1.67	PPG	1.19
48%	Win %	33%

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 (45 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes are looking to make home advantage count against Real Salt Lake.
5' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
8' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Nick Besler gets a Yellow card.
13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
22' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Marcelo Silva has done his job and it is now time for Erik Holt to step up.
26' A stunning finish from Javier Lopez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Jackson Yueill has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Maikel Chang Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Menendez departs to be replaced by Ruiz.
47' What composure from Rubio Rubin! The Guatemala international strokes it home. 1-1.
49' Sensational shot from Albert Rusnak. Real Salt Lake is back in the lead.
50' A stunning finish from Javier Lopez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
55' Oswaldo Alanis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
59' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 59.
62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Albert Rusnak on 62 minutes.
63' Luciano Abecasis makes way for Cristian Espinoza at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
65' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Fierro is replaced by Cade Cowell.
65' What composure from Javier Lopez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 3-2.
67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ruiz.
67' Chris Wondolowski makes way for Benjamin Kikanovic at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
69' Javier Lopez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' Justin Meram does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eric Remedi on 72.
75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Damir Kreilach.
80' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Javier Lopez departs to be replaced by Andres Rios.
81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rubio Rubin makes it 3-4.
82' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Rubio Rubin is withdrawn and Anderson Julio gets his opportunity.
87' Justen Glad needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
90' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Ashtone Morgan on, Justin Meram off on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

2.23 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw24% Real Salt Lake29%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

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

8.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

0 – 0

3.3%

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%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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