Thursday , 2 July 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 31 Jul 2022 · 02:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Justen Glad
Y 12' Justen Glad
Y 15' Zac MacMath
Y 37' Maikel Chang Ramirez
Y 38' Maikel Chang Ramirez
Cristian Espinoza 45' Y
Jackson Yueill 85' Y
Y 90' Jefferson Savarino
Jan Gregus 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

8
3
6
San Jose Earthquakes 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D
24 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
18 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–2 L
14 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
09 Jul Toronto FC A 2–2 D
04 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
24 Jul FC Dallas H 0–1 L
18 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–0 W
13 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
10 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
04 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake get this one started.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Covelo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' Justen Glad was booked on 11.
  • 12' Brilliant from the ! Cristian Espinoza makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 12.
  • 12' Justen Glad has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 12.
  • 15' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake 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.
  • 21' Jasper Loeffelsend adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' Anderson Julio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Maikel Chang Ramirez.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Maikel Chang Ramirez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Cristian Espinoza on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
  • 50' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' Tommy Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Nick Besler is replaced by Scott Caldwell.
  • 62' Against the run of play, Jeremy Ebobisse has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Nick Besler departs to be replaced by Scott Caldwell.
  • 65' Paul Marie is replacing Tommy Thompson for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Jasper Loeffelsend has done his job and it is now time for Diego Luna to step up.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Cristian Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Cade Cowell steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Benjamin Kikanovic as he leaves the pitch. Ousseni Bouda steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Jackson Yueill is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse is replaced by Shea Salinas.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Covelo

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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
Jackson Yueill 2

Head to Head

2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2022-07-24 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-07-09 Toronto FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2022-07-24 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Dallas L 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes49% Draw23% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
73%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
51%
San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw39% Real Salt Lake23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+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
21% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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