San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

San Jose Earthquakes

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 24 Mar 2024 · 02:30 UTC Earthquakes Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Dylan Teves

Y 64' Jackson Ragen

Benjamin Kikanovic 70' Y

Jack Skahan 90' Y

Overview

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

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–2	W
17 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
03 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
25 Feb	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	Austin FC	H	1–1	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–3	L
16 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–1	D
03 Mar	Austin FC	H	0–0	D
24 Feb	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	St. Louis City	A	2–0	W
08 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	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' Welcome to Earthquakes Stadium that hosts another battle between San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' Bruno Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Albert Rusnak scoring 1 goals.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Benjamin Kikanovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 279 games and scored 424 goals.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' Vitor Costa adds to his 0 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
43' GOAL! Cristian Espinoza scores on 43. Assisted by Preston Judd
48' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
52' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Dylan Teves gets a card.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
58' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Sota Kitahara is withdrawn and Albert Rusnak gets his opportunity.
63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
64' Jackson Ragen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
64' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Jack Skahan comes on to replace Niko Tsakiris.
69' Dylan Teves makes way for Danny Musovski at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benjamin Kikanovic on 70.
72' Raul Ruidiaz doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
76' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Preston Judd departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse.
81' Assisted by Cody Baker with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Musovski makes no mistake. 2-2!
82' Jeremy Ebobisse adds to his 0 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
83' The whistle greets Paul Marie as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Munie.
84' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Tanner Beason comes on to replace Benjamin Kikanovic.
87' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Yeimar Gomez is withdrawn and Paul Rothrock gets his opportunity.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jack Skahan.
The points are shared — San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

6
Alfredo Morales
14
Jackson Yueill
94
Vitor Costa
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
3
Paul Marie ↓ Daniel Munie 83'
4
Bruno Wilson
25
William Yarbrough
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Tanner Beason 84'
30
Niko Tsakiris ↓ Jack Skahan 64'
19
Preston Judd ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 76'

Bench

22
Tommy Thompson
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↑ 76'
15
Tanner Beason ↑ 84'
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 64'
20
William Richmond
24
Daniel Munie ↑ 83'

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Albert Rusnak ↑ 58'
3
Xavier Arreaga
26
Andrew Thomas
17
Danny Musovski ↑ 69'
4
Nathan Cardoso
35
Paul Rothrock ↑ 87'
33
Cody Baker ↑ 69'

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
Shea Salinas	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-03-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-03-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-02-25 FC Dallas 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-10-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Austin FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2024-03-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-03-16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2024-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC D 2024-02-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-10-22 St. Louis City 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes49% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC26%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

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 Earthquakes34% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC22%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

2 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+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

19% ✓

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