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 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

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
#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

26% 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

7/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/6

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' That's the starting whistle at PayPal Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake.
5' Daniel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamar Ricketts makes it 1-0.
33' 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.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyler Wolff is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
46' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Mark-Anthony Kaye on, Beau Leroux off on 46 minutes.
51' Hernan Lopez Munoz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Alexandros Katranis argues furiously but the card stands.
57' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Sam Junqua on, Alexandros Katranis off on 57 minutes.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
68' The crowd applauds Josef Martinez as he leaves the pitch. Ousseni Bouda steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
70' Rodrigues makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cristian Espinoza.
74' GOAL! Ousseni Bouda fires home to make it 3-0!
77' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Braian Ojeda departs to be replaced by Bode Davis.
81' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 81.
82' Jamar Ricketts makes way for Vitor Costa at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
83' Vitor Costa doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' Preston Judd is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Arango at the 87 minute mark.
87' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 87.
90' Diego Luna has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Rodrigues	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

2.16 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes54% Draw24% Real Salt Lake22%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

78%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

46%

San Jose Earthquakes or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes43% Draw40% Real Salt Lake17%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 0

3 – 2

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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