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

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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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#23	Position	#19
46	Points	52
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 10 / 10
44	Scored	57
46	Conceded	51
-2	GD	+6
1.35	PPG	1.53
35%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Lumen Field will turn into a battlefield for Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
10' 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 Pedro De la Vega suffering a number of foals already.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' Danny Musovski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Morris at the 16 minute mark.
21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
26' GOAL! Preston Judd fires home to make it 0-1!
27' What composure from Danny Musovski! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' It’s high time Bruce Arena made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' USA international Dave Romney has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' 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.
54' The USA Danny Musovski breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-1!
59' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
62' The supporters are chanting for Kee-hee Kim. He replaces Yeimar Gomez on 62 minute.
64' Cristian Arango adds to his 0 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
67' Beau Leroux gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye and will look to change the dynamic.
69' A goal from the Argentina international Pedro De la Vega! He fires home on 69 to make it 3-2!
73' Jack Skahan is replacing Jamar Ricketts for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
74' Josef Martinez gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Preston Judd and will look to change the dynamic.
79' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
83' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niko Tsakiris is hanging Ian Harkes on the field on 83 minute.
84' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Pedro De la Vega is replaced by Paul Rothrock on 84 minute.
88' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 88.
90' Beau Leroux has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

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
Marcos Lopez	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

1.84 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC45% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes31%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

69%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

55%

Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

3 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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