Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 2

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San Jose Earthquakes

Thu 14 May 2026 · 01:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Nick Fernandez

Albert Rusnak pen 43' 1–1

Jesus Ferreira 55' 2–1

2–2 69' Preston Judd

Osaze De Rosario 89' 3–2

Y 45' Reid Roberts

Y 58' Preston Judd

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2026-03-15 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-03-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–2	W
10 May	San Diego FC	H	1–1	D
02 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	St. Louis City	H	4–1	W
05 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L
10 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
02 May	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	St. Louis City	A	3–2	W
23 Apr	Austin FC	H	5–1	W
19 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	4–1	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		San Jose Earthquakes
#24	Position	#18
24	Points	33
17	Played	18
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 5
20	Scored	37
22	Conceded	24
-2	GD	+13
1.41	PPG	1.83
41%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, San Jose Earthquakes does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' A goal from the USA international Nick Fernandez! He fires home on 2 to make it 0-1!
7' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack Jasinski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruce Arena will be considering his options from the bench.
17' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' The 28-year-old Jack Skahan has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 285 games and scored 451 goals.
37' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Rusnak makes no mistake. 1-1!
45' Reid Roberts picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' Sensational shot from Jesus Ferreira. Seattle Sounders FC is back in the lead.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Preston Judd is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — card on 58.
63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
69' GOAL! Preston Judd scores on 69.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
79' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Osaze De Rosario makes it 3-2.
With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

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
Marcos Lopez	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-05-10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-04-26 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2026-04-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 St. Louis City W 2026-04-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-05-10 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-05-02 Toronto FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-04-26 St. Louis City 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-04-23 San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 Austin FC W 2026-04-19 Los Angeles FC 1–4 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.65 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes 76% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC44% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes32%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

68%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

56%

Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC29% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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