Real Salt LakeAttacking momentumSan Jose Earthquakes
Preview
The Group Stage of the 2026 MLS sees Real Salt Lake and SJ Earthquakes collide on 2026-10-15 at 02:30 GMT.
Over 5 head-to-head encounters, P. Mastroeni has 2 wins and B. Arena has 1 win with 2 draws.
Real Salt Lake and SJ Earthquakes will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
Our model projects Real Salt Lake in a 3-defender setup (3-4-3), with SJ Earthquakes anticipated to match that in 3-4-2-1.
Mixed emotions: Real Salt Lake lost 1-2 against Philadelphia Union, but SJ Earthquakes salvaged a 1-1 draw against Colorado Rapids.
Momentum favors SJ Earthquakes (2-2-1) after Real Salt Lake managed only 1-0-4 from 5 matches.
SJ Earthquakes lead this rivalry - 15 wins from 37 matches versus Real Salt Lake (who've won just 14 games), alongside 8 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: SJ Earthquakes to win 2-1, despite Real Salt Lake's 8-2-4 home form - SJ Earthquakes's strong 7-4-3 record away with 1.79 goals/game does the trick.
Real Salt Lake is going head to head with San Jose Earthquakes on 15/10/2026 01:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes H2H statistics!