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 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 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 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
#18	Position	#24
33	Points	24
18	Played	17
10 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 7
37	Scored	20
24	Conceded	22
+13	GD	-2
1.83	PPG	1.41
56%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 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

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

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

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
5' Alex Roldan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 288 appearances.
9' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordy Delem departs to be replaced by Shane O'Neill.
14' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
18' Against the run of play, Cristian Roldan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
23' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Albert Rusnak scoring 1 goals.
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' Yeimar Gomez, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Fredy Montero on, Ethan Dobbelaere off on 46 minutes.
51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
56' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
58' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Tommy Thompson trudges off to be replaced by Shea Salinas on 58 minutes.
60' Joao Paulo is replacing Danny Leyva for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
65' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Cade Cowell departs to be replaced by Andres Rios.
69' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Marcos Lopez trudges off to be replaced by Luciano Abecasis on 69 minutes.
73' A moment of madness from Chris Wondolowski on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
78' The referee calls foul for Stefan Frei. He receives a Yellow card.
80' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 80.
81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luciano Abecasis.
83' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Brad Smith on, Kelyn Rowe off on 83 minutes.
88' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
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
Shea Salinas	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

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1.52 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC34%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

66%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

62%

San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes30% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

7.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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