Real Salt Lake host San Jose Earthquakes at America First Field on Wednesday, October 14 (9:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM PT).
There are no fresh absences flagged for either side, so Real Salt Lake should still lean heavily on Sergi Solans Ormo and Diego Luna in attack, with Morgan Bono Guilavogui and Juan Manuel Sanabria Magolé offering support through midfield. San Jose Earthquakes will again look to Preston Judd and Timo Werner up front, with Ousseni Bouda and Daniel Munie also expected to feature prominently.
This shouldn’t be an avalanche of goals. Real Salt Lake arrive out of form and short on confidence, but Solans Ormo’s movement in behind gives the hosts an edge at America First Field, while San Jose’s defence has been breached even in matches they’ve controlled. Expect a tight contest that swings on a handful of moments, with the Earthquakes’ quality enough to get on the scoresheet before Real Salt Lake find a way through twice.
Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes: Best Bets & Predictions
Sergi Solans Ormo and Preston Judd headline a tight Western Conference clash at America First Field.
Our approach: we weigh current conference standings, recent results and underlying player output — goals, shots and chances created — to land on a single, stat-backed scoreline rather than a hunch.
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Season Form & Standings
Real Salt Lake sit 11th in the Western Conference with 32 points from 28 games, a tough spot in the playoff picture. San Jose Earthquakes, by contrast, sit fourth in the West, squarely in playoff position as they head to Utah.
Western Conference
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 11 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 32 |
Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Real Salt Lake
3-4-2-1San Jose Earthquakes
5-3-2Potential Match-Winners
- Sergi Solans Ormo (Real Salt Lake): Solans Ormo has scored 11 goals from 58 shots this season, with 26 of those on target, making him Real Salt Lake’s most direct route to goal.
- Diego Ángel Luna (Real Salt Lake): Luna has created 43 chances and added 5 goals of his own, the creative hub behind Real Salt Lake’s attack.
- Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes): Judd has scored 15 goals from 73 shots this season, 36 of them on target, and remains San Jose’s biggest individual threat.
Recent Form
Real Salt Lake: L L L W L
- 2026-10-11: Philadelphia Union 2-1 Real Salt Lake (L, away)
- 2026-09-27: Real Salt Lake 3-0 New England Revolution (W, home)
- 2026-09-24: Seattle Sounders 2-0 Real Salt Lake (L, away)
- 2026-09-20: Real Salt Lake 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps (L, home)
- 2026-09-13: Real Salt Lake 0-2 NYCFC (L, home)
Real Salt Lake’s form has been poor: a 3-0 home win over New England Revolution is the lone bright spot amid defeats, 2-1 at Philadelphia Union, 2-0 at Seattle Sounders, 0-3 at home to Vancouver Whitecaps and 0-2 at home to NYCFC.
San Jose Earthquakes: W W D W D
- 2026-10-11: Colorado Rapids 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, away)
- 2026-09-27: San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Portland Timbers (W, home)
- 2026-09-20: San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 LAFC (D, home)
- 2026-09-13: San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Houston Dynamo (W, home)
- 2026-09-10: San Diego FC 2-3 San Jose Earthquakes (W, away)
San Jose Earthquakes are unbeaten in 5, with wins over Portland Timbers (3-1), Houston Dynamo (1-0) and San Diego FC (3-2), plus draws against LAFC (2-2) and, most recently, Colorado Rapids (1-1).
Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction
Real Salt Lake, 11th in the Western Conference with 32 points, need the goals of Sergi Solans Ormo to arrest a difficult run, and at America First Field that firepower should be enough to see off a San Jose Earthquakes side sitting fourth in the West. Expect goals at both ends before the hosts edge it 2-1.