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

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MLS · 2021

San Jose Earthquakes

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Seattle Sounders FC

Thu 30 Sep 2021 · 02:30 UTC Earthquakes Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jackson Yueill 27' Y

Judson 27' Y

Y 38' Raul Ruidiaz

Y 83' Cristian Roldan

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Earthquakes Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–3	L
26 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
19 Sep	Austin FC	A	4–3	W
16 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–4	L
12 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
05 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–1	W
26 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
11 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
30 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
21 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Seattle Sounders FC
#18	Position	#24
45	Points	35
27	Played	26
13 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 9
49	Scored	33
39	Conceded	34
+10	GD	-1
1.67	PPG	1.35
48%	Win %	35%

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

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

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 Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Javier Lopez suffering a number of foals already.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 287 games and scored 430 goals.
20' Jackson Yueill has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jackson Yueill.
32' Cristian Roldan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Matias Almeyda might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raul Ruidiaz on 38.
42' The deadlock is broken! Raul Ruidiaz gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
46' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Oswaldo Alanis trudges off to be replaced by Cade Cowell on 46 minutes.
49' Cristian Roldan adds to his 3 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
50' Cristian Roldan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
51' Shane O'Neill does the damage! The net is bulging and San Jose Earthquakes surge ahead!
54' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Carlos Fierro trudges off to be replaced by Chris Wondolowski on 54 minutes.
59' The 40-year-old Shea Salinas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
64' Eric Remedi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
69' The whistle greets Javier Lopez as he departs to be replaced by Jack Skahan.
72' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Jimmy Medranda is replaced by Abdoulaye Cissoko on 72 minute.
77' Abdoulaye Cissoko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 293 appearances.
80' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Fredy Montero by Will Bruin on 80 minute.
83' Cristian Roldan was booked on 83.
88' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Andres Rios ↑ 54'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 54'
22
Tommy Thompson
2
Luciano Abecasis ↑ 54'
17
Daniel Vega
29
Jacob Akanyirige
3
Paul Marie
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 46'
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 69'

Coach Matias Almeyda

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Fredy Montero ↓ Will Bruin 80'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↓ Abdoulaye Cissoko 72'
22
Kelyn Rowe
9
Raul Ruidiaz ↓ Leo Chu 46'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
28
Yeimar Gomez
27
Shane O'Neill
3
Xavier Arreaga ↓ Nouhou Tolo 46'
75
Danny Leyva
84
Joshua Atencio ↓ Joao Paulo 46'

Bench

6
Joao Paulo ↑ 46'
30
Stefan Cleveland
5
Nouhou Tolo ↑ 46'
17
Will Bruin ↑ 80'
16
Alex Roldan
23
Leo Chu ↑ 46'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko ↑ 72'

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
Chris Wondolowski	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-19 Austin FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-12 FC Dallas 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes33% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC39%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

61%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

67%

San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes26% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC29%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.6%

0 – 0

7.6%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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