Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Lumen Field.
- Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 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
Recent Form
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 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 #21 Position #17 24 Points 32 13 Played 15 7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3 17 Scored 34 11 Conceded 15 +6 GD +19 1.85 PPG 2.13 54% Win % 67% Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this seasonSeattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Seattle Sounders FC0-152/116-302/331-452/146-602/–61-75–/176+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSan Jose Earthquakes0-157/316-302/231-453/146-604/461-753/–76+7/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Seattle Sounders FC gets underway.
- 2' Goal! Nick Fernandez scores his 1 goal in 279 matches.
- 7' 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.
- 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 284 games and scored 450 goals.
- 17' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' 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.
- 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paul Rothrock, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' What an equalizer from Albert Rusnak!
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Reid Roberts.
- 50' Jackson Ragen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' GOAL! Jesus Ferreira scores on 55.
- 58' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
- 63' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 69' GOAL! Preston Judd scores on 69.
- 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 79' Jonathan Gonzalez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 84' 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 Kalani Kossa-Rienzi suffering a number of foals already.
- 89' Sensational shot from Osaze De Rosario. Seattle Sounders FC is back in the lead.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.
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Lineups
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 11
- 9
- 7
- 5
- 16
- 26
- 19
- 25
- 14
- 85
- 37
Bench
- 24
- 13
- 17
- 31
- 35
- 95
- 20
- 45
- 90
Coach Brian SchmetzerSan Jose Earthquakes Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 40
- 42
- 3
- 16
- 4
- 21
- 25
- 18
- 20
- 17
- 32
Bench
- 14
- 6
- 28
- 7
- 19
- 5
- 22
- 2
- 34
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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
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 WSan 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 accuracy4 / 41.55 Seattle Sounders FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.42 San Jose Earthquakes xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Seattle Sounders FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.97Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 71%Draw or San Jose Earthquakes 54%Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%2 – 1 8.4%1 – 2 7.7%1 – 0 7.1%0 – 0 6.9%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 6%0 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4.4%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC
Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.