San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake: result 3-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 7Kick-off on April 22, 2012 at 02:30 AM (UTC)PayPal Park, San Jose, California
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What was the result of San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake?
San Jose Earthquakes won 3-1 on April 22, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 45′Khari Lasana Stewart StephensonSan Jose Earthquakes
- 53′K. BeckermanReal Salt Lake
- 90′S. DawkinsSan Jose Earthquakes
- 90′C. WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 6 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 5, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 7, 2012 | Whitecaps(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Toronto FC(away) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 17, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 8, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 5, 2012 | CF Montreal(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Portland Timbers(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Chivas USA(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
San Jose Earthquakes score 1.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 6; Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1.7 | 0.7 | 3 | 2/6 | 3/6 |
| Real Salt Lake | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3 | 2/7 | 2/7 |
Over the last 6 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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 33 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
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
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 18, 2012DC United1-1CF Montreal
- Apr 19, 2012Whitecaps1-3Sporting Kansas City
- Apr 21, 2012Toronto FC2-3Chicago Fire
- Apr 21, 2012Columbus Crew2-2Houston Dynamo
- Apr 22, 2012Colorado Rapids1-2Los Angeles Galaxy
- Apr 22, 2012Whitecaps1-0FC Dallas
- Apr 22, 2012Chivas USA0-1Philadelphia Union
- Apr 22, 2012Portland Timbers1-0Sporting Kansas City