Seattle Sounders vs San Jose Earthquakes

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🕒 Thu, 14 May 2026 02:30 Europe/London 📍 Lumen Field 🧑‍⚖️ Filip Dujic 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 13
Regular Season Table
Seattle Sounders 26 · San Jose Earthquakes 7
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.94
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.38
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 69%
Draws 25%
Away wins 6%
How the match was won
  • Seattle Sounders outshot their opponent (23-11).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (63%).
  • Seattle Sounders had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Seattle Sounders (Home stats)

Games / Record

11
W-D-L: 4-3-4

Goals For / Against

16 / 18
Avg: 1.45 / 1.64

Points

15
Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3
San Jose Earthquakes (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 7-3-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 17
Avg: 1.85 / 1.31

Points

24
Avg: 1.85

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.36
PPG
1.85
1.45
GF
1.85
1.64
GA
1.31
55%
O2.5
54%
64%
BTTS
69%
36%
Score 1st
69%

League-position context

Seattle Sounders rank26th
San Jose Earthquakes rank7th
Seattle Sounders points28
San Jose Earthquakes points41
Seattle Sounders: #26 · 28 pts · GD -5
18 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
San Jose Earthquakes: #7 · 41 pts · GD +8
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Seattle Sounders last 5 home

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-11
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

San Jose Earthquakes last 5 away

W D D L L
Points5/15
Weighted index49
Goals6-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Seattle Sounders trend breakdown

Over 2.555%
BTTS64%
BTTS + O2.555%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 27%

San Jose Earthquakes trend breakdown

Over 2.554%
BTTS69%
BTTS + O2.554%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 46%

Scoring reliability

Seattle Sounders score at home73%
Seattle Sounders clean sheet at home18%
San Jose Earthquakes score away85%
San Jose Earthquakes clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Seattle Sounders score first36%
Seattle Sounders win after scoring first75%
San Jose Earthquakes score first69%
San Jose Earthquakes win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Seattle Sounders 33% · San Jose Earthquakes 67%
Avg first goal minute: Seattle Sounders 16.0' · San Jose Earthquakes 22.9'

Vs league average

Seattle Sounders score at home1.45 vs 1.83
Seattle Sounders concede at home1.64 vs 1.37
San Jose Earthquakes score away1.85 vs 1.37
San Jose Earthquakes concede away1.31 vs 1.83
Seattle Sounders score 20% below league average, while San Jose Earthquakes score 34% above league average.
Defensive side: Seattle Sounders are 19% above league average at home, and San Jose Earthquakes are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Seattle Sounders goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 1

San Jose Earthquakes goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
46-60 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
3
Total Shots
23
11
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
8
5
Shots Inside Box
19
10
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
9
6
Fouls
12
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
516
294
Passes Accurate
437
214
Passes %
85%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
2'
2' Goal · 0-1
N. Fernandez
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Adimabua
43'
43' Goal · 1-1
A. Rusnák
Penalty
45+2'
45+2' R. Roberts
46'
46' N. Adimabua
1st substitution · For: P. Judd
46'
46' P. Marie
2nd substitution · For: O. Bouda
55'
55' Goal · 2-1
J. Ferreira
Normal Goal
58'
58' P. Judd
64'
64' N. Buck
3rd substitution · For: Beau Leroux
64'
64' J. Gónzalez
4th substitution · For: I. Harkes
68'
68' S. Brunell
1st substitution · For: H. Dotson
68'
68' D. Musovski
2nd substitution · For: J. Morris
68'
68' J. Skahan
5th substitution · For: J. Ricketts
69'
69' Goal · 2-2
P. Judd
Normal Goal
75'
75' A. Rusnák
3rd substitution · For: O. De Rosario
75'
75' K. Kossa-Rienzi
4th substitution · For: P. Kingston
82'
82' P. Rothrock
5th substitution · For: P. Arriola
89'
89' Goal · 3-2
O. De Rosario
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Tolo

Seattle Sounders vs San Jose Earthquakes 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Seattle Sounders beat San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 on Thursday, 14 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Filip Dujic. It was played at Lumen Field.

First half: San Jose Earthquakes took an early lead at 2' when N. Fernandez scored, with the assist credited to N. Adimabua, making the score 0-1. Seattle Sounders leveled the score at 43' when A. Rusnák scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. R. Roberts received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 45+2'.

Second half: San Jose Earthquakes made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Adimabua replacing P. Judd. San Jose Earthquakes made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Marie replacing O. Bouda. Seattle Sounders took the lead at 55' when J. Ferreira scored, making the score 2-1. P. Judd received a yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes at 58'. San Jose Earthquakes made their 3rd substitution at 64', with N. Buck replacing Beau Leroux. San Jose Earthquakes made their 4th substitution at 64', with J. Gónzalez replacing I. Harkes. Seattle Sounders made their 1st substitution at 68', with S. Brunell replacing H. Dotson. Seattle Sounders made their 2nd substitution at 68', with D. Musovski replacing J. Morris. San Jose Earthquakes made their 5th substitution at 68', with J. Skahan replacing J. Ricketts. San Jose Earthquakes leveled the score at 69' when P. Judd scored, making the score 2-2. Seattle Sounders made their 3rd substitution at 75', with A. Rusnák replacing O. De Rosario. Seattle Sounders made their 4th substitution at 75', with K. Kossa-Rienzi replacing P. Kingston. Seattle Sounders made their 5th substitution at 82', with P. Rothrock replacing P. Arriola. Seattle Sounders took the lead at 89' when O. De Rosario scored, with the assist credited to N. Tolo, making the score 3-2.

Seattle Sounders used 5 substitutions while San Jose Earthquakes used 5 substitutions. San Jose Earthquakes got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Seattle Sounders outshot their opponent (23-11).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (63%).
  • Seattle Sounders had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins10
Draws6
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals11 (52.4%)
BTTS12 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals8 (72.7%)
BTTS8 (72.7%)

Seattle Sounders vs San Jose Earthquakes Head-to-Head History by Season