San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders result

Full-time · San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders

Major League Soccer · Sun, 24 Mar 2024 02:30 GMT · PayPal Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: San Jose Earthquakes · Seattle Sounders · Head-to-head

San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders — San Jose Earthquakes won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

San Jose Earthquakes beat Seattle Sounders 3–2 at PayPal Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 24 March. Seattle Sounders are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

San Jose Earthquakes led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — San Jose Earthquakes: Vitor Costa (42’, assisted by Bruno Wilson), C. Espinoza (43’) and J. Ebobisse (82’, assisted by J. Skahan); Seattle Sounders: R. Ruidíaz (72’ pen) and Daniel Musovski (81’, assisted by Cody Baker).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: San Jose Earthquakes 2.23, Seattle Sounders 1.45, from 13 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — San Jose Earthquakes: Benjamin Kikanović (70’) and J. Skahan (90+3’); Seattle Sounders: D. Teves (52’) and Jackson Ragen (64’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) 9.0, R. Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders) 8.2 and Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

San Jose Earthquakes next travel to FC Dallas on 25 October 2026.

Seattle Sounders next travel to San Diego on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for San Jose Earthquakes: FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Seattle Sounders: San Diego v Seattle Sounders, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders · Major League Soccer
Venue: PayPal Park · San Jose, California
Referee: G. Ciampi
Head-to-head (last 6): San Jose Earthquakes 3 · draws 2 · Seattle Sounders 1 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: San Jose Earthquakes 0W 1D 4L · Seattle Sounders 1W 2D 2L

San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 5.86

Corners

against 4.88 / 3 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.63 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 3.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 2.57

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.43 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 March 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 March 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	San Jose Earthquakes for / against	Line	Seattle Sounders for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.86 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.43 for · 8.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.63 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.57 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Bouda n 8	16.3	7.6 5/3	0 0/0	—
P. Judd n 8	37.1	3 6/3	1.2 3/1	—
Vitor Costa n 8	76	2.1 7/3	1.9 6/6	—
Carlos Gruezo n 8	70.3	2.1 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
P. Marie n 8	66	2 4/4	0.7 3/1	—

San Jose Earthquakes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Judd n 8	37.1	2.7 4/3	0.9 3/0
Benjamin Kikanović n 8	19	2.4 1/1	1.8 1/1
A. Pellegrino n 8	68.9	2.1 6/4	1.6 5/3
C. Espinoza n 8	89.4	1.9 8/5	0.9 5/2
Cade Cowell n 8	52.8	1.9 6/2	1.1 4/1

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Cade Cowell n 8	52.8	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
A. Pellegrino n 8	68.9	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
P. Judd n 8	37.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Benjamin Kikanović n 8	19	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
C. Espinoza n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

San Jose Earthquakes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Marie n 8	66	2.6 6/3
Vitor Costa n 8	76	2.5 7/5
N. Tsakiris n 8	44.6	2.5 5/3
Carlos Akapo n 8	80.5	2.4 6/5
Benjamin Kikanović n 8	19	2.4 3/1

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Daniel n 8	90	2.6 4/4

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Atencio n 8	80.9	2.2 8/6	0.8 3/1	—
Y. Gomez Andrade n 8	80.6	2 6/5	0.7 5/0	—
Nouhou Tolo n 8	89.1	1.9 6/5	1.8 8/4	—
D. Leyva n 8	28.1	1.6 3/1	1.6 2/1	—
Jackson Ragen n 8	90.8	1.5 7/5	1.1 4/4	—

Seattle Sounders — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Ruidíaz n 8	49.5	2.7 7/3	2 5/2
Daniel Musovski n 8	29.9	1.9 4/1	1.5 4/0
Nicolás Lodeiro n 8	56.1	1.8 5/2	0.8 3/1
J. Atencio n 8	80.9	1.7 7/3	0.4 3/0
Albert Rusnák n 8	70.9	1.7 7/3	0.8 5/0

Seattle Sounders — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Ruidíaz n 8	49.5	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
P. de la Vega n 8	74.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Albert Rusnák n 8	70.9	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Jordan Morris n 8	88.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
João Paulo n 8	84.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Seattle Sounders — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Atencio n 8	80.9	3.5 8/7
João Paulo n 8	84.5	3.1 8/7
K. Rowe n 8	32.8	3.1 4/3
R. Baker-Whiting n 8	37.6	3 4/2
Obed Vargas n 8	52.1	2.4 4/4

Seattle Sounders — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Andrew Thomas n 3	90	4 2/2
Stefan Frei n 8	90.8	1.5 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
San Jose Earthquakes		Seattle Sounders
40%	Possession	60%
2.23	Expected goals (xG)	1.45
13	Shots	15
7	Shots on target	6
4	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	6
2	Corners	8
2	Offsides	0
19	Fouls	17
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
383	Passes	559
83%	Pass accuracy	86%

San Jose Earthquakes player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
William Yarbrough	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Bruno Wilson	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7
Rodrigues	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
Vitor Costa	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.2
Jackson Yueill	90	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	7.6
Alfredo Morales	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Espinoza	90	1	0	3	3	4	2	0	8.2
P. Marie	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Benjamin Kikanović	84	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	7
P. Judd	76	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.7
N. Tsakiris	64	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Skahan sub	26	0	1	0	0	2	0	Y	6.9
D. Munie sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Tanner Beason sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Ebobisse sub	14	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2

Seattle Sounders player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Stefan Frei	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Alex Roldán	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Jackson Ragen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
Nouhou Tolo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Cristian Roldán	90	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	7.5
R. Ruidíaz	90	1	0	5	4	1	0	0	8.2
Jordan Morris	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
Y. Gomez Andrade	87	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.7
D. Teves	69	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
D. Leyva	69	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	7.6
Sota Kitahara	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Albert Rusnák sub	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Cody Baker sub	21	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7
Daniel Musovski sub	21	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.5
Paul Rothrock sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

San Jose EarthquakesDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Seattle SoundersWLLDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

San Jose Earthquakes 3 · 2 draws · Seattle Sounders 1 · 3.67 goals/game

2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders
2023-06-01 Seattle Sounders 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes
2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes
2022-05-12 Seattle Sounders 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes
2022-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 Seattle Sounders
2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

San Jose Earthquakes#14 pos21 pts34 pl-37 GD

Seattle Sounders#4 pos57 pts34 pl+16 GD

Goals per game

San Jose Earthquakes scored1.21

Seattle Sounders scored1.5

San Jose Earthquakes conceded2.29

Seattle Sounders conceded1.03

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders?: In their last 6 meetings, San Jose Earthquakes won 3, Seattle Sounders won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders?: Recent form — San Jose Earthquakes 0W 1D 4L; Seattle Sounders 1W 2D 2L.

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