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

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

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

2021-09-30 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
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' Welcome to Earthquakes Stadium that hosts another battle between San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' It’s high time Matias Almeyda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' 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.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' What a moment for Raul Ruidiaz! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Jackson Yueill is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 27.
32' 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.
37' Judson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 282 appearances.
38' Raul Ruidiaz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' The deadlock is broken! Raul Ruidiaz gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
46' Cade Cowell gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Oswaldo Alanis and will look to change the dynamic.
49' Magnificent from Cristian Roldan! That is 38 goals in 288 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
50' A goal from the USA international Cristian Roldan! He fires home on 50 to make it 0-4!
51' Shane O'Neill has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
54' The supporters are chanting for Chris Wondolowski. He replaces Carlos Fierro on 54 minute.
59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
69' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Javier Lopez is replaced by Jack Skahan.
72' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Jimmy Medranda trudges off to be replaced by Abdoulaye Cissoko on 72 minutes.
77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Fredy Montero trudges off to be replaced by Will Bruin on 80 minutes.
83' A moment of madness from Cristian Roldan on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
88' USA international Shea Salinas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 Seattle Sounders FC.

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
Joevin Jones	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

1.48 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC36%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

64%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

64%

San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes28% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC27%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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