Wednesday , 30 September 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Jeremy Ebobisse 2' 1–0
Rodrigues 15' 2–0
2–1 44' Cristian Arango
Y 13' Brayan Vera
Y 69' Cristian Arango

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
2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
09 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
03 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L
27 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L
21 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
03 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
31 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
27 Aug Houston Dynamo H 0–3 L
16 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W
13 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
  • 2' What a moment for Jeremy Ebobisse! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 7' Rodrigues has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 332 appearances.
  • 12' Nelson Palacio, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' That looks like a foul for a card for Brayan Vera.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Rodrigues has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' Against the run of play, Cristian Arango has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 49' Brazil international Daniel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Diego Luna is replaced by Carlos Gomez on 64 minute.
  • 69' Cristian Arango has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris is replaced by Judson.
  • 83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 88' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Cristian Arango is withdrawn and Damir Kreilach gets his opportunity.
  • Full Time. San Jose Earthquakes beats Real Salt Lake

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-09-09 D.C. United SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-07-16 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.01 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes50% Draw23% Real Salt Lake27%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
73%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
50%
San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw40% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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