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

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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. San Jose Earthquakes is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
5' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
8' The referee calls foul for Nick Besler. He receives a Yellow card.
13' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
18' Maikel Chang Ramirez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
22' Real Salt Lake make a change. Marcelo Silva trudges off to be replaced by Erik Holt on 22 minutes.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Javier Lopez makes it 1-0.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' San Jose Earthquakes have won 424 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jonathan Menendez is replaced by Ruiz on 46 minute.
47' Magnificent from Rubio Rubin! That is 14 goals in 280 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
49' GOAL! Albert Rusnak fires home to make it 1-2!
50' The Mexico Javier Lopez breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 2-2!
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
59' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albert Rusnak on 62.
63' Cristian Espinoza is replacing Luciano Abecasis for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Donny Toia.
65' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Cade Cowell comes on to replace Carlos Fierro.
65' Javier Lopez adds to his 0 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
67' The referee calls foul for Ruiz. He receives a Yellow card.
67' The whistle greets Chris Wondolowski as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Javier Lopez.
71' The Iraq Justin Meram breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 3-3!
72' Controversy at the stadium! Eric Remedi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
75' Damir Kreilach was booked on 75.
80' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 80 minute. Javier Lopez leaves to be changed by Andres Rios.
81' Magnificent from Rubio Rubin! That is 14 goals in 280 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 82 minute. Rubio Rubin leaves to be changed by Anderson Julio.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ashtone Morgan is hanging Justin Meram on the field on 90 minute.
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
Jamar Ricketts	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

2.24 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes49% Draw24% Real Salt Lake27%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

72%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

51%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes40% Draw38% Real Salt Lake22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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