San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake: the preview

Saturday, October 31 · Avaya Stadium MLS 2026

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San Jose Earthquakes #4 · 48 pts

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Real Salt Lake #10 · 36 pts
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San Jose Earthquakes extends a nine-match unbeaten run while holding fourth place in the group, relying on a solid home record to defend its position. Real Salt Lake visits after struggling away from home, having secured only two victories on the road across fifteen attempts in the tournament.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • San Jose Earthquakes are unbeaten in 9 games in the competition.

  • Real Salt Lake won 2 of their 15 away games in the competition.

Current form

San Jose Earthquakes attempts to convert its home stability into territorial control against a visiting side that struggles to secure victories on the road.

Where they stand

Group B
Team MP GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 +32 55
2 St. Louis City 30 +15 51
3 FC Dallas 30 +8 51
4 San Jose Earthquakes 30 +10 48
5 Houston Dynamo 30 +2 47
6 Los Angeles FC 31 +15 46
7 Seattle Sounders FC 30 +2 42
8 LA Galaxy 31 -9 40
9 Colorado Rapids 30 0 39
10 Real Salt Lake 30 -3 36
11 Portland Timbers 30 -5 34
12 San Diego FC 30 -3 34
13 Minnesota United 30 -8 34
14 Austin FC 30 -18 31
15 Sporting Kansas City 30 -39 22

The difference-makers

San Jose Earthquakes. San Jose Earthquakes relies heavily on Preston Judd for scoring output, leaving a significant burden on the forward since the remaining squad members share goals across limited individual contributions.

Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake relies on Sergi Solans and Morgan Guilavogui to sustain an offense that averages more shots on target per match than the hosts, attempting to overcome frequent defensive concessions away from home.

Playing style

Real Salt LakeSan Jose Earthquakes
47.1% Possession 49.7%
5 Remates al arco 4.4
12.9 Remates totales 12.6
4.6 Corners 5.3
12.5 Fouls 11.7

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

San Jose Earthquakes averages a lower possession figure while sustaining a disciplined disciplinary record, aligning with Real Salt Lake matches that frequently produce high goal totals despite the visitor struggling to control matches away from home.

When they settle games

San Jose Earthquakes 51 goals

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Real Salt Lake 42 goals

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San Jose Earthquakes concentrates scoring output in the opening fifteen minutes, while Real Salt Lake finds productivity in the final stretch, aligning with high-scoring patterns observed across the visitors matches.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 16 matches
6Real Salt Lake won
2Draws
8San Jose Earthquakes won
Goals in the head-to-head23 – 30
Matches16
Last win for Real Salt Lake07/2025
Last win for San Jose Earthquakes02/2025

Latest matchups

15/10/26Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake1–1San Jose Earthquakes
27/7/25Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake2–1San Jose Earthquakes
23/2/25Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes4–0Real Salt Lake
6/10/24Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes0–1Real Salt Lake
25/8/24Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake0–2San Jose Earthquakes
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17/9/23Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes2–1Real Salt Lake
23/4/23Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake3–1San Jose Earthquakes
31/7/22Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes2–2Real Salt Lake
19/6/22Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake2–0San Jose Earthquakes
30/10/21Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake3–4San Jose Earthquakes
16/9/21Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes3–4Real Salt Lake
8/5/21Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake1–2San Jose Earthquakes
29/10/20Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes2–0Real Salt Lake
28/7/20Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes5–2Real Salt Lake
12/9/19Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake1–0San Jose Earthquakes

The historical record shows an even balance between both sides across recent encounters, though San Jose Earthquakes secured a decisive home victory in their most recent meeting at this venue.

Who scored in these meetings

Chris Wondolowski 5
RUBIN RUBIO 3
Albert Rusnak 3 Jefferson Savarino 3 Cristian Espinoza 3
Javier Lopez 3

72 2 · in 15 meetings

While historical scorers like Chris Wondolowski for San Jose Earthquakes and Sergi Solans for Real Salt Lake set the benchmark, the high booking counts across past meetings point to a physical contest where discipline dictates the margins.