United States - MLSAmerica First FieldData current as of 15 October 2026

Real Salt Lake vs SJ Earthquakes: match statistics

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Real Salt Lake vs SJ Earthquakes: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Real Salt Lake play SJ Earthquakes in MLS (United States). The match date is 15 October 2026. Venue: America First Field.

Current form

Real Salt Lake: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. SJ Earthquakes: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Real Salt Lake scores 1.46 and concedes 1.64 goals per match. SJ Earthquakes scores 1.79 and concedes 1.43. League average: 3.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Real Salt Lake 68%, SJ Earthquakes 64%. Over 2.5: Real Salt Lake 68%, SJ Earthquakes 57%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

Real Salt Lake has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.52. Real Salt Lake: 13.7 shots per match, SJ Earthquakes: 13.5.

Match halves

Real Salt Lake: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.71. SJ Earthquakes: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Real Salt Lake: 16-30 (9 goals). SJ Earthquakes: 0-15 (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.27 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.86)
(4.15)
(3.98)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
1.46Goals scored / match1.79
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
1.64Goals conceded / match1.43
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
49%Average possession49%
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
5.18Shots on target / match5.14
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.71Shots per match13.46
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5.18Shots on target5.14
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
10.7%Shot conversion13.3%
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49%Possession49%
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1.53xG for1.52
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1.5xG against1.44
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Shooting quality

Real Salt Lake: BalancedSJ Earthquakes: Efficient finishing
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
Accuracy (shots on target)38%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

SJ Earthquakes is 267% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Real Salt Lake · 2.2 pts / match - SJ Earthquakes

Real Salt Lake
LLLWL
Season result split
32% W18% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-14
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-2-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
SJ Earthquakes
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
46% W25% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-7-8
1.64 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-3
Last 5 away
1-3-1
LDDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

SJ Earthquakes is 23% better for: goals scored per match.

1.46 goals / match - Real Salt Lake · 1.79 goals / match - SJ Earthquakes

SJ Earthquakes is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.64 goals / match - Real Salt Lake · 1.43 goals / match - SJ Earthquakes

Real Salt Lake scoring profile: very strong

Real Salt Lake scores in 79% of matches (22 of 28 matches), while SJ Earthquakes keeps a clean sheet in 25% (7 of 28 matches).

SJ Earthquakes scoring profile: very strong

SJ Earthquakes scores in 86% of matches (24 of 28 matches), while Real Salt Lake keeps a clean sheet in 11% (3 of 28 matches).

41Goals scored (season)50
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46Goals conceded (season)40
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3.11Average goals in match3.21
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4Goals scored (last 5)10
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9Goals conceded (last 5)6
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How often they score at least...

79%1 goal86%
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43%2 goals50%
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21%3 goals32%
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4%4 goals7%
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How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal75%
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
57%2 goals32%
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14%3 goals21%
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4%4 goals11%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time29%
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7%BTTS in both halves11%
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29%Scored in both halves25%
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BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
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11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
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20%BTTS - last 580%
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
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43%Min. 2 goals before half-time46%
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14%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
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2nd half

96%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
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57%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
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Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

SJ Earthquakes is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / match - Real Salt Lake · 1.5 pts / match - SJ Earthquakes

Real Salt Lake - half-time state
32% leading43% draw25% trailing
SJ Earthquakes - half-time state
39% leading32% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)1.5
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
0.75Goals scored (1st half)0.93
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
Real Salt LakeSJ Earthquakes
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.61
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54%Clean sheet before half-time46%
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46%No goal before half-time39%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.04Points per match (2nd half)1.29
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0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
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0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
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1.68Average goals (2nd half)1.61
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21%Clean sheet after half-time50%
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46%No goal after half-time50%
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Real Salt Lake - second-half results

25% W29% D46% L
39
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

SJ Earthquakes - second-half results

32% W32% D36% L
42
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Real Salt Lake - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
SJ Earthquakes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match1.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match2.01.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Real Salt Lake
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
9
7
16-30
7
6
31-45
6
8
46-60
5
9
61-75
9
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

SJ Earthquakes
ScoredConceded
12
7
0-15
6
6
16-30
8
6
31-45
10
7
46-60
5
3
61-75
9
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.16
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
66%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Real Salt Lake

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

SJ Earthquakes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Real Salt LakeLigaSJ Earthquakes
Average goals in match▼ 3.113.27• 3.21
Both teams scored▲ 68%64%• 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 68%64%▼ 57%
Clean sheets▼ 11%20%▲ 25%
Goal before half-time▼ 71%78%▲ 86%
Goal after half-time▲ 96%82%▼ 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.27
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.85
Home goals / match
1.41
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Real Salt Lake and SJ Earthquakes play?

Real Salt Lake face SJ Earthquakes on 15 October 2026 in MLS at America First Field. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Real Salt Lake vs SJ Earthquakes?

Real Salt Lake score 1.46 goals per game on average and SJ Earthquakes 1.79. The MLS average is 3.27 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Real Salt Lake's matches and 64% of SJ Earthquakes's.

What form are Real Salt Lake and SJ Earthquakes in?

Over the last 5 games Real Salt Lake have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and SJ Earthquakes 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Real Salt Lake vs SJ Earthquakes?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.