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

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Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 23:30 UTC CenturyLink Field HT 45' · FT 45+3'

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Jason White
Referee Jeff Hosking
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Jon Freemon

4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-10-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-09-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
05 Nov	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
02 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
28 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–0	W
23 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
19 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–4	L
05 Nov	Los Angeles FC	H	3–2	W
29 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
19 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–0	D
15 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	4–0	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 history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

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!
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
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' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Joshua Atencio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Joevin Jones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
35' Florian Jungwirth has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' Oswaldo Alanis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
50' Seattle Sounders FC have won 450 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
52' Nicolas Lodeiro does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
54' GOAL! Raul Ruidiaz scores on 54. Assisted by Cristian Roldan
57' Brilliant from the ! Marcos Lopez makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 57.
59' Tommy Thompson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nick Lima at the 59 minute mark.
64' Xavier Arreaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
65' Nouhou Tolo makes way for Alex Roldan at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
70' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
74' What composure from Jordan Morris! The USA international strokes it home. 3-1.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Wondolowski made 279 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' Marcos Lopez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
81' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Jordy Delem on, Kelvin Leerdam off on 81 minutes.
82' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 82 minute. Joevin Jones leaves to be changed by Jimmy Medranda.
83' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Paul Marie on, Marcos Lopez off on 83 minutes.
88' USA international Shea Salinas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' The whistle greets Jordan Morris as he departs to be replaced by Shandon Hopeau.
Full Time. Seattle Sounders FC beats San Jose Earthquakes

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 82'
29
Roman Torres
30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin
8
Jordy Delem ↑ 81'
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 65'
37
Shandon Hopeau ↑ 90'
75
Danny Leyva
84
Joshua Atencio ↑ 90'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Tommy Thompson ↑ 59'
26
Eric Calvillo ↑ 59'
35
Gilbert Fuentes
17
Daniel Vega
29
Jacob Akanyirige
33
Paul Marie ↑ 82'
19
Siad Haji ↑ 59'
15
Tanner Beason
16
Jack Skahan

Coach Matias Almeyda

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

2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-11-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-10-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-11-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles FC W 2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-10-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.81 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55% + Seattle Sounders FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes21%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

79%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

45%

Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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