Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

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).

Real Salt Lake go into this one with no fresh fitness concerns flagged, and the shape of the lineup should run through Sergi Solans Ormo up top, who already has 11 goals this season, with Diego Ángel Luna (five goals, 43 chances created) and Morgan Bono Guilavogui (two goals, 36 chances created) expected to support him. San Jose Earthquakes arrive with their own spine intact: Preston Judd leads the line on 15 goals from 73 shots, flanked by Timo Werner and Ousseni Bouda, with Nikolas Diego Tsakiris (50 chances created) and Beau Mathew Lovie Leroux feeding the attack from midfield.

Real Salt Lake sit 11th in the West on a run of L-L-L-W-L, a stretch that has them scrapping outside the playoff picture, while San Jose Earthquakes have been the steadier side, going W-W-D-W-D to sit fourth in the conference. That contrast points to a cagey opening before the game opens up: San Jose’s travel form has been shaky even while winning, and Real Salt Lake’s home record still has enough in it, led by Solans Ormo, to make this closer than the table suggests.

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Season Form & Standings

Real Salt Lake sit 11th in the West with 32 points from 28 games (9-5-14, -5 goal difference), outside the playoff picture, while San Jose Earthquakes are fourth in the West, firmly inside the playoff picture.

Western Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Sergi Solans Ormo (Real Salt Lake): Solans Ormo has scored 11 goals from 58 shots (26 on target) this season, making him Real Salt Lake’s clearest route to goal.
• Diego Ángel Luna (Real Salt Lake): Luna has created 43 chances to go with 5 goals of his own, giving Real Salt Lake’s attack its creative spark.
• Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes): Judd leads San Jose with 15 goals from 73 shots, 36 of them on target, the sharpest finisher on the field.

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 last 5 league games read L-L-L-W-L, including a 2-1 loss at Philadelphia Union on October 11 and a 3-0 win over New England Revolution on September 27.

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’ last 5 league games read W-W-D-W-D, with a 1-1 draw at Colorado Rapids on October 11 following a 3-1 win over Portland Timbers on September 27.

Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction

Real Salt Lake head into this one 11th in the West, while San Jose Earthquakes sit fourth and well placed for the playoffs. The hosts’ recent form reads L-L-L-W-L against San Jose’s W-W-D-W-D, but at America First Field, Sergi Solans Ormo’s 11 goals and Diego Ángel Luna’s creativity should be enough to see Real Salt Lake home. Expect goals at both ends, with Preston Judd a threat throughout, as Signal settles on a 2-1 win for Real Salt Lake.