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 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 19 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
#19	Position	#24
52	Points	45
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
57	Scored	53
51	Conceded	52
+6	GD	+1
1.53	PPG	1.32
41%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake is underway.
2' Jeremy Ebobisse does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
7' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
12' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
13' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Brayan Vera gets a card.
15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rodrigues makes it 2-0.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact 4-4-2.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 50% of all matches.
40' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
44' Magnificent from Cristian Arango! That is 73 goals in 172 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
49' Braian Ojeda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 298 games and scored 448 goals.
64' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Carlos Gomez on, Diego Luna off on 64 minutes.
69' Cristian Arango was booked on 69.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
78' The crowd applauds Niko Tsakiris as he leaves the pitch. Judson steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
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
Ousseni Bouda	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

1.86 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw24% Real Salt Lake29%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

71%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

53%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes33% Draw41% Real Salt Lake26%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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