Wednesday , 30 September 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Thu 13 Jul 2023 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristian Espinoza pen 19' 1–0
Miguel Trauco 65' 2–0
Y 41' Nouhou Tolo
Y 45' Leo Chu

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
6
10
San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-06-01 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W
09 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
02 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 D
25 Jun St. Louis City H 1–2 L
22 Jun Houston Dynamo A 1–4 L
18 Jun Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L
09 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–2 W
02 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
25 Jun Orlando City SC H 0–0 D
22 Jun Los Angeles FC A 0–1 L
10 Jun Charlotte FC A 3–3 D

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for San Jose Earthquakes to score. At the same time, Seattle Sounders FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Albert Rusnak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Carlos Akapo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 19' GOAL! Cristian Espinoza fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Obed Vargas made 292 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stefan Cleveland, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' Cody Baker is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a card for Nouhou Tolo.
  • 45' Leo Chu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Cody Baker as he leaves the pitch. Alex Roldan steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Miguel Trauco doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Dylan Teves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Lodeiro at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' The 37-year-old Nicolas Lodeiro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Nouhou Tolo as he leaves the pitch. Reed Baker-Whiting steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 85' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Jack Skahan departs to be replaced by Tommy Thompson.
  • 90' Paul Marie makes way for Benjamin Kikanovic at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from San Jose Earthquakes to claim maximum points.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Jordan Morris 8
Cristian Espinoza 6
Cristian Roldan 5
Nicolas Lodeiro 4
Jeremy Ebobisse 3
Danny Musovski 3
Kelvin Leerdam 2

Head to Head

2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-06-01 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2023-06-22 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-06-10 Charlotte FC 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.79 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes50% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC25%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
75%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
50%
San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC21%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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