San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

San Jose Earthquakes

4 – 0

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 03:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 54' Alexandros Katranis

Cristian Espinoza 73' Y

Ian Harkes 81' Y

Mark-Anthony Kaye 87' Y

Y 90' Diego Luna

Overview

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

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

San Jose Earthquakes 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-23 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-08-25 Real Salt Lake 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	4–0	W
20 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
06 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
03 Oct	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
28 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–3	L
22 Sep	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–4	L
20 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
06 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–2	D
22 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	3–3	D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. San Jose Earthquakes is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
10' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
28' The deadlock is broken! Jamar Ricketts gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
33' Cristian Arango is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
38' Pablo Ruiz, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Beau Leroux trudges off to be replaced by Mark-Anthony Kaye on 46 minutes.
51' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
54' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 54.
57' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Alexandros Katranis is replaced by Sam Junqua on 57 minute.
62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
68' Josef Martinez makes way for Ousseni Bouda at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
70' What a strike from Rodrigues! The score is 2-0.
73' That is a card for San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza will be fuming at that decision.
74' GOAL! Ousseni Bouda fires home to make it 3-0!
77' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Braian Ojeda exits the field as Bode Davis enters on 77.
81' Poor challenge from Ian Harkes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
82' Vitor Costa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamar Ricketts at the 82 minute mark.
83' Vitor Costa doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 87 minute. Cristian Arango leaves to be changed by Preston Judd.
87' Mark-Anthony Kaye is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
90' The referee calls foul for Diego Luna. He receives a card.
With this win, San Jose Earthquakes is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cristian Arango ↓ Preston Judd 87'
42
Daniel
6
Ian Harkes
17
Josef Martinez ↓ Ousseni Bouda 68'
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
23
Hernan Lopez Munoz ↓ Amahl Pellegrino 68'
4
Bruno Wilson
12
Dave Romney
2
Jamar Ricketts ↓ Vitor Costa 82'
34
Beau Leroux ↓ Mark-Anthony Kaye 46'

Bench

24
Nick Lima
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↑ 46'
94
Vitor Costa ↑ 82'
36
Earl Edwards Jr.
11
Ousseni Bouda ↑ 68'
7
Amahl Pellegrino ↑ 68'
19
Preston Judd ↑ 87'
5
Daniel Munie

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 68'
17
Lachlan Brook
31
Mason Stajduhar
29
Sam Junqua ↑ 57'
4
Brayan Vera ↑ 57'
19
Bode Davis ↑ 77'
14
Emeka Eneli ↑ 46'
11
Dominik Marczuk
3
Kobi Henry

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
Jackson Yueill	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-02-23 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Real Salt Lake W 2024-10-20 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2024-10-03 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 FC Dallas W 2024-09-28 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-09-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City L

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-02-23 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2024-10-03 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2024-09-29 Austin FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.15 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes56% Draw23% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

80%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

44%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes44% Draw41% Real Salt Lake15%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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