Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Seattle Sounders FC

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 20 Jul 2025 · 00:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 88' Cristian Espinoza

Y 90' Beau Leroux

Reed Baker-Whiting 90' Y

Y 90' Reid Roberts

Overview

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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

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 2024-03-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–2	W
17 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–3	D
13 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–2	W
06 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
29 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
23 Jun	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	0–2	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L
17 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–4	L
06 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
29 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
26 Jun	FC Dallas	A	4–2	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
5' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
16' Danny Musovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Morris on 16 minute.
21' Ian Harkes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' Magnificent from Preston Judd! That is 20 goals in 282 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
27' The USA Danny Musovski breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-1!
32' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
37' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jesus Ferreira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
42' 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 Yeimar Gomez suffering a number of foals already.
47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' Dave Romney is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
54' Brilliant from the ! Danny Musovski makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 54.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruce Arena might look to freshen things up shortly.
62' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Yeimar Gomez exits the field as Kee-hee Kim enters on 62.
64' What composure from Cristian Arango! The Colombia international strokes it home. 2-2.
67' The whistle greets Mark-Anthony Kaye as he departs to be replaced by Beau Leroux.
69' Goal! Pedro De la Vega scores his 16 goal in 163 matches.
73' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Jamar Ricketts trudges off to be replaced by Jack Skahan on 73 minutes.
74' The crowd applauds Preston Judd as he leaves the pitch. Josef Martinez steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
83' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 83 minute. Ian Harkes leaves to be changed by Niko Tsakiris.
84' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro De la Vega is replaced by Paul Rothrock.
88' San Jose Earthquakes receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
90' That is a card for San Jose Earthquakes. Beau Leroux will be fuming at that decision.
San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Seattle Sounders FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
9
Jesus Ferreira
10
Pedro De la Vega ↓ Paul Rothrock 84'
7
Cristian Roldan
13
Jordan Morris ↓ Danny Musovski 16'
28
Yeimar Gomez ↓ Kee-hee Kim 62'
15
Jon Bell
21
Reed Baker-Whiting
26
Andrew Thomas
18
Obed Vargas
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↓ Alex Roldan 62'

Bench

16
Alex Roldan ↑ 62'
77
Ryan Kent
75
Danny Leyva
19
Danny Musovski ↑ 16'
14
Paul Rothrock ↑ 84'
29
Jacob Castro
33
Cody Baker
93
Georgi Minoungou
20
Kee-hee Kim ↑ 62'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Josef Martinez ↑ 74'
26
Rodrigues
3
Paul Marie ↑ 73'
4
Bruno Wilson
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 73'
30
Niko Tsakiris ↑ 83'
34
Beau Leroux ↑ 67'
31
Francesco Montali
20
Nick Fernandez

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
Shea Salinas	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2025-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 Colorado Rapids SC D 2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-07-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-06-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2025-06-23 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-07-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 FC Dallas D 2025-07-13 Minnesota United FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-07-06 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2025-06-29 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-06-26 FC Dallas 2–4 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.71 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC41% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes35%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

65%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

59%

Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC28% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

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%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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