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

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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.

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#21
33	Points	27
18	Played	17
10 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 3 / 6
37	Scored	29
24	Conceded	25
+13	GD	+4
1.83	PPG	1.59
56%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Real Salt Lake

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at PayPal Park!
2' Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeremy Ebobisse makes no mistake. 1-0!
7' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
12' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
13' Brayan Vera picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
15' A goal from the Brazil international Rodrigues! He fires home on 15 to make it 2-0!
20' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
25' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' 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 Justen Glad suffering a number of foals already.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Braian Ojeda, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
40' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
44' What a strike from Cristian Arango! The score is 2-1.
49' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' Jefferson Savarino, a Venezuela , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
64' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 64 minute. Diego Luna leaves to be changed by Carlos Gomez.
69' Controversy at the stadium! Cristian Arango argues furiously but the card stands.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
78' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris is replaced by Judson.
83' San Jose Earthquakes have won 427 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
89' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Cristian Arango is replaced by Damir Kreilach.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from San Jose Earthquakes to claim maximum points.

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

Player	Goals
Chris Wondolowski	6
Cristian Espinoza	4
Rubio Rubin	4
Jefferson Savarino	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Javier Lopez	3
Rodrigues	2

Head to Head

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

2.03 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes50% Draw23% Real Salt Lake27%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

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

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

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%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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