Preview: 11 points split the contenders until now, Real Salt Lake having performed best. Will SJ Earthquakes pull off a surprise?
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals (43) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Real Salt Lake, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
SJ Earthquakes have collected 16 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 4-4-2.
No payout for SJ Earthquakes in their previous match, an away game at Portland Timbers that ended in defeat 1-2. The attacking player Espinoza won the honour of being "man of the match" for SJ Earthquakes with the rating of 7.74/10. Espinoza hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus LA Galaxy with a 3-2 scoreline.Take note that 9 of the most recent 11 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Earthquakes, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Inter Miami is only four days away.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the SJ Earthquakes defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Real Salt Lake so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Mastroeni, the Real Salt Lake manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Salt's previous game was their home loss versus Dallas (0-1). Defender Herrera was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Herrera hit two key passes and won 7 of 7 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Sporting KC.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Real Salt Lake as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. Real Salt Lake struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought earlier this season: Real Salt Lake - SJ Earthquakes 2-0. Last ten meetings between these teams: Earthquakes won five, Real Salt Lake triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ebobisse 11 goals |  C. Espinoza 5 goals |  J. Yueill 4 goals |
SJ Earthquakes missing players
Real Salt Lake missing players
| SJ Earthquakes | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 34 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| 43 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 86% |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 68% |
| 71% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 55% | 55% |
| 52% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 14% |
| 71% | 90% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 45% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 36% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 32% |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 15.2 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.5 | 11.8 |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 12 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 35% | 37% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | 31% |
| 14.4 | 11.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 14.1 | 11.7 |
| 6.3 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
- Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SJ Earthquakes have scored in all their home matches so far.
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals (19) at home in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals (43) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 2 | Austin | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Minnesota United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | Dallas | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 20 |
