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

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

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
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' That's the starting whistle at Lumen Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' Albert Rusnak is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
10' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
16' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Jordan Morris is replaced by Danny Musovski on 16 minute.
21' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' What a strike from Preston Judd! The score is 0-1.
27' Danny Musovski does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
32' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
37' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
42' 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.
47' 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.
52' The 31-year-old Cristian Roldan has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
54' Brilliant from the ! Danny Musovski makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 54.
59' 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 Kalani Kossa-Rienzi suffering a number of foals already.
62' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Yeimar Gomez is withdrawn and Kee-hee Kim gets his opportunity.
64' What a moment for Cristian Arango! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
67' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Mark-Anthony Kaye trudges off to be replaced by Beau Leroux on 67 minutes.
69' GOAL! Pedro De la Vega scores on 69. Assisted by Cristian Roldan
73' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Jamar Ricketts is replaced by Jack Skahan.
74' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Preston Judd departs to be replaced by Josef Martinez.
79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
83' Niko Tsakiris has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ian Harkes on 83 minute.
84' The supporters are chanting for Paul Rothrock. He replaces Pedro De la Vega on 84 minute.
88' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
90' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Joevin Jones	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

1.81 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 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 FC44% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes32%

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

68%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

56%

Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

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.