Matchday

MLS 2025 · 27 Jul 2025

Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.6
Actual xG
1.2 – 1.3
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Real Salt Lake favourites at 43%.

Real Salt Lake won a close one on the chances: 1.2 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rafael Cabral, 53.1 in 90′.

Well below it: Diego Luna −10.4, Diogo Gonçalves −10.0, Ian Harkes −9.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Real Salt Lake

20 Jul 2025L 0–1v FC Cincinnati MLS
17 Jul 2025W 1–0at Portland Timbers MLS
13 Jul 2025W 1–0v Houston Dynamo MLS
6 Jul 2025W 3–2v St.Louis City MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

20 Jul 2025L 2–3at Seattle Sounders FC MLS
17 Jul 2025D 2–2v FC Dallas MLS
13 Jul 2025L 1–4at Minnesota United MLS
6 Jul 2025D 1–1v New York Red Bulls MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Real Salt Lake

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Braian Ojeda Midfielder22100.0371.5–
Rafael Cabral Goalkeeper9000–53.1−3.2
Philip Quinton Defender9000–38.8–
Noel Caliskan Midfielder90000.0238.0−0.9
Justen Glad Defender90000.0337.8−1.9
William Agada Forward7900–37.5−4.4
Dominik Marczuk Midfielder1100–35.7–
Bode Hidalgo Defender1000–34.7–
Pablo Ruíz Midfielder90010.0333.5−5.4
Sam Junqua Defender9000–29.7+0.2
Zavier Gozo Midfielder79000.5328.1−3.5
Emeka Eneli Midfielder6800–26.9–
Diego Luna Midfielder89000.2225.5−10.4
Diogo Gonçalves Midfielder90000.3025.0−10.0
Ariath Piol Forward1100–13.7–

San Jose Earthquakes

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Josef Martínez Forward90100.9247.5+4.4
Ousseni Bouda Midfielder1000–47.4–
Daniel Goalkeeper9000–46.7+1.6
Mark-Anthony Kaye Midfielder22000.0343.2–
Jamar Ricketts Defender68000.1342.4–
Reid Roberts Defender8300–40.9−0.3
Cristian Arango Forward90010.1840.0+2.2
Dave Romney Defender2200–39.6–
Bruno Wilson Defender9000–38.4–
Cristian Espinoza Midfielder8000–37.6+5.0
Beau Leroux Midfielder79000.0337.5+3.0
DeJuan Jones Midfielder9000–37.4–
Ian Harkes Midfielder6800–35.4−9.9
Max Floriani Defender5800–32.5–
Niko Tsakiris Midfielder1100–27.4–
Rodrigues Defender3200–20.4–