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

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
#17 Position #21
32 Points 24
15 Played 13
10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3
34 Scored 17
15 Conceded 11
+19 GD +6
2.13 PPG 1.85
67% Win % 54%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' San Jose Earthquakes have kicked off against Seattle Sounders FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Lodeiro made 21 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' GOAL! Cristian Espinoza fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' Paul Marie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Nouhou Tolo. He receives a card.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leo Chu on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Alex Roldan. He replaces Cody Baker on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Jackson Ragen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Reed Baker-Whiting, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Magnificent from Miguel Trauco! That is 8 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' Dylan Teves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Lodeiro at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 77' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' Reed Baker-Whiting has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nouhou Tolo on 81 minute.
  • 85' Jack Skahan makes way for Tommy Thompson at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 90' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Paul Marie is replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic on 90 minute.
  • San Jose Earthquakes celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Danny Musovski 3
Jeremy Ebobisse 3
Joevin Jones 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
2 / 4
1.62 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes50% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC24%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
76%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
50%
San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes35% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC19%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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