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

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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

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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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
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' San Jose Earthquakes have kicked off against Seattle Sounders FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' 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.
19' Against the run of play, Cristian Espinoza has scored! This game has turned on its head.
24' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jackson Ragen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
34' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
39' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' Poor challenge from Nouhou Tolo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a card in front of him.
46' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Cody Baker is replaced by Alex Roldan on 46 minute.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Joao Paulo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
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' What a strike from Miguel Trauco! The score is 2-0.
67' Dylan Teves gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Nicolas Lodeiro and will look to change the dynamic.
72' 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.
77' 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.
81' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Nouhou Tolo is withdrawn and Reed Baker-Whiting gets his opportunity.
85' Tommy Thompson is replacing Jack Skahan for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
90' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Paul Marie is replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic on 90 minute.
Full Time. San Jose Earthquakes beats Seattle Sounders FC

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

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

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

1.9 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes53% Draw24% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

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	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

78%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

47%

San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes39% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC18%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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