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

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MLS · 2023

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 0

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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 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#19	Position	#23
52	Points	46
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
57	Scored	44
51	Conceded	46
+6	GD	-2
1.53	PPG	1.35
41%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at PayPal Park!
5' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Obed Vargas, a USA midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' Against the run of play, Cristian Espinoza has scored! This game has turned on its head.
24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' 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.
34' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Albert Rusnak scoring 1 goals.
39' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
41' Nouhou Tolo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Leo Chu gets a card.
46' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Cody Baker is replaced by Alex Roldan.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' 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.
61' J.T. Marcinkowski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
65' Miguel Trauco makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
67' The supporters are chanting for Dylan Teves. He replaces Nicolas Lodeiro on 67 minute.
72' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
81' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Nouhou Tolo departs to be replaced by Reed Baker-Whiting.
85' Tommy Thompson is replacing Jack Skahan for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
90' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie is replaced by Benjamin Kikanovic.
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

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

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

1.75 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes49% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC26%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

74%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

51%

San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes35% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC21%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

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%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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