San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 13 May 2021 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Raul Ruidiaz

Chris Wondolowski 73' Y

Y 78' Stefan Frei

Luciano Abecasis 80' Y

Luciano Abecasis 81' Y

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 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 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-10-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
08 May	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
02 May	D.C. United SC	H	4–1	W
24 Apr	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W
17 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
22 Nov	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–3	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
09 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
03 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W
13 Dec	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Seattle Sounders FC
#19	Position	#23
52	Points	46
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
57	Scored	44
51	Conceded	46
+6	GD	-2
1.53	PPG	1.35
41%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 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

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ 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

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to PayPal Park that hosts another battle between San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
9' Shane O'Neill is replacing Jordy Delem for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
14' 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.
18' What a moment for Cristian Roldan! That strike on 18 puts his side firmly in control.
23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
28' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
33' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Raul Ruidiaz was booked on 39.
44' Stefan Frei is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
46' Ethan Dobbelaere makes way for Fredy Montero at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
58' Shea Salinas is replacing Tommy Thompson for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
60' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Joao Paulo on, Danny Leyva off on 60 minutes.
65' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Cade Cowell trudges off to be replaced by Andres Rios on 65 minutes.
69' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luciano Abecasis is hanging Marcos Lopez on the field on 69 minute.
73' Poor challenge from Chris Wondolowski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
78' Poor challenge from Stefan Frei. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luciano Abecasis.
81' Luciano Abecasis was booked on 81.
83' Brad Smith gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Kelyn Rowe and will look to change the dynamic.
88' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Paulo ↑ 60'
12
Fredy Montero ↑ 46'
11
Brad Smith ↑ 83'
17
Will Bruin
27
Shane O'Neill ↑ 9'
18
Spencer Richey

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	9
Jordan Morris	8
Cristian Espinoza	6
Cristian Roldan	5
Nicolas Lodeiro	4
Danny Musovski	3
Jeremy Ebobisse	3
Marcos Lopez	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 FC Dallas W 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-11-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC W 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.37 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes34% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC38%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

62%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

66%

San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes26% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC28%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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