Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
#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' Welcome to PayPal Park that hosts another battle between San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Luna suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 11' Justen Glad is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 12' Goal! Cristian Espinoza scores his 42 goal in 183 matches.
  • 12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Justen Glad.
  • 15' Zac MacMath is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Against the run of play, Jasper Loeffelsend has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' 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.
  • 37' Maikel Chang Ramirez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Maikel Chang Ramirez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' Cristian Espinoza picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' San Jose Earthquakes have won 430 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' Nick Besler makes way for Scott Caldwell at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 62' San Jose Earthquakes is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jeremy Ebobisse on 62.
  • 63' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Nick Besler exits the field as Scott Caldwell enters on 63.
  • 65' Paul Marie is replacing Tommy Thompson for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake make a change. Jasper Loeffelsend trudges off to be replaced by Diego Luna on 75 minutes.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Cade Cowell. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 78 minute.
  • 79' Ousseni Bouda is replacing Benjamin Kikanovic for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' Jackson Yueill picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Shea Salinas. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse on 90 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jefferson Savarino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Albert Rusnak 3
Damir Kreilach 3
Javier Lopez 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Jeremy Ebobisse 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
2.12 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 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes48% Draw23% Real Salt Lake29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
71%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
52%
San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw39% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
0 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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