Thursday , 2 July 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Seattle Sounders FC
0 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sat 31 Jul 2021 · 21:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Jimmy Medranda 31' Y
Jimmy Medranda 33' Y
Y 49' Luciano Abecasis
Joao Paulo 53' Y
Y 62' Cade Cowell
Y 90' Judson
Joshua Atencio 90' Y
Y 90' Nathan

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

10
6
5
Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L
26 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 1–3 L
23 Jul Austin FC A 1–0 W
18 Jul Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
08 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
05 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
25 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
22 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
18 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
04 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–2 D
27 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L

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' We are underway at Lumen Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yeimar Gomez, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 15' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 31' Jimmy Medranda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
  • 33' Jimmy Medranda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' Cristian Espinoza adds to his 1 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' Magnificent from Cristian Espinoza! That is 42 goals in 175 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Luciano Abecasis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Joao Paulo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Reed Baker-Whiting trudges off to be replaced by Fredy Montero on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Reed Baker-Whiting has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cade Cowell.
  • 64' The whistle greets Cade Cowell as he departs to be replaced by Marcos Lopez.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Danny Leyva on, Shane O'Neill off on 70 minutes.
  • 71' Chris Wondolowski gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Javier Lopez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 81' Marcos Lopez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 83' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Bruin is hanging Kelyn Rowe on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Eric Remedi on, Shea Salinas off on 86 minutes.
  • 89' GOAL! Chris Wondolowski fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Judson.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 0-1 San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Jordan Morris 8
Cristian Espinoza 6
Cristian Roldan 5
Nicolas Lodeiro 4
Danny Musovski 3
Jeremy Ebobisse 3
Chris Wondolowski 2

Head to Head

2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-04 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw30% San Jose Earthquakes32%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
68%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
62%
Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC26% Draw51% San Jose Earthquakes23%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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