Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sat 11 Jul 2020 · 01:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+3' · FT 45+10'

Y 19' Tommy Thompson

Xavier Arreaga 24' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
Referee Victor Rivas

17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-09-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-04-25 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–0	D
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
01 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	FC Dallas	H	4–3	W
06 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
29 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
08 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	2–5	L
29 Feb	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
06 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
29 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
26 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		San Jose Earthquakes
#24	Position	#18
35	Points	45
26	Played	27
9 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 8
33	Scored	49
34	Conceded	39
-1	GD	+10
1.35	PPG	1.67
35%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/4

31-45

5/6

46-60

6/7

61-75

5/2

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	15 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' With 4 assists to his name this season, Cade Cowell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' The referee calls foul for Tommy Thompson. He receives a Yellow card.
24' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
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 Shea Salinas suffering a number of foals already.
34' Andres Rios is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
44' Jordy Delem is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
49' Cristian Roldan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Jordy Delem is replaced by Joevin Jones on 56 minute.
61' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' Shea Salinas is replacing Tommy Thompson for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
69' 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.
74' Nicolas Lodeiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
75' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Judson trudges off to be replaced by Chris Wondolowski on 75 minutes.
77' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Ibarra. He replaces Nouhou Tolo on 77 minute.
82' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
85' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Vako Qazaishvili by Cade Cowell on 85 minute.
90' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Kelvin Leerdam by Shane O'Neill on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

25
Andres Rios
93
Judson ↓ Chris Wondolowski 75'
4
Oswaldo Alanis ↓ Florian Jungwirth 64'
37
Guram Kashia
7
Magnus Eriksson C
11
Vako Qazaishvili ↓ Cade Cowell 85'
24
Nick Lima
14
Jackson Yueill
22
Tommy Thompson ↓ Shea Salinas 64'
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Carlos Fierro 75'
17
Daniel Vega

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	9
Jordan Morris	8
Cristian Espinoza	6
Cristian Roldan	5
Nicolas Lodeiro	4
Jeremy Ebobisse	3
Danny Musovski	3
Kelvin Leerdam	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-10-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 FC Dallas W 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-09-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC L 2020-02-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-09-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 3

1.31 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC48% Draw27% San Jose Earthquakes25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

76%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

52%

Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes

73%

Half-Time Result

Seattle Sounders FC29% Draw50% San Jose Earthquakes21%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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