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San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on October 2, 2016 at 02:30 AM (UTC)PayPal Park, San Jose, California

San Jose Earthquakes
2-1
Real Salt Lake

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What was the result of San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake?

San Jose Earthquakes won 2-1 on October 2, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 34′S. DawkinsSan Jose Earthquakes
  • 40′J. GladReal Salt Lake
  • 72′Abdul-Fatai AlasheSan Jose Earthquakes

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 4, 6 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 28, 2016CF Montreal(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 25, 2016Sporting Kansas City(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2016Colorado Rapids(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 11, 2016Seattle Sounders(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2016Columbus Crew(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2016FC Dallas(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2016Houston Dynamo(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 11, 2016Portland Timbers(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 8, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(home)3-3Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2016Colorado Rapids(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 San Jose Earthquakes win(s), 3 draw(s), 2 Real Salt Lake win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 23, 2016Real Salt Lake 1-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Sep 27, 2015San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
May 2, 2015Real Salt Lake 1-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Apr 5, 2015San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Oct 12, 2014Real Salt Lake 2-0 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Aug 31, 2014San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes on Jul 23, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

San Jose Earthquakes score 0.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.0 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Jose Earthquakes0.71.139/155/15
Real Salt Lake1.01.138/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 21 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 8th (28 points from 20 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4San Jose Earthquakes211038393333
8Real Salt Lake20848343228

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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