San Jose Earthquakes’ home attack faces Real Salt Lake’s away defence

Home scoring meets an away defence without a clean sheet

Can Real Salt Lake contain San Jose Earthquakes’ home attack at PayPal Park? San Jose have scored 28 goals in 16 home games this MLS season, while Real Salt Lake have conceded 28 in 16 away games and have recorded 0 away clean sheets. The home side’s record is 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses; Real Salt Lake’s away record is 3 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses.

The recent evidence is less decisive. San Jose’s five most recent listed results are Draw, Draw, Draw, Loss and Draw. Real Salt Lake’s five most recent are Loss, Win, Win, Win and Draw. That five-match sample gives Real Salt Lake the more positive immediate sequence, but it does not erase the contrasting home-and-away records.

Pre-match table position and availability

In the pre-match Western Conference table, San Jose are #5 on 49 points from 32 games, while Real Salt Lake are #9 on 42 points from 32 games. San Jose are 7 points ahead of Real Salt Lake (49 v 42). Vancouver Whitecaps lead the conference on 58 points. The fixture is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 21:00 UTC in Round 33.

San Jose list N. Adimabua, D. Johnson, D. Jones and T. Werner as missing, with J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza questionable. Real Salt Lake list E. Eneli and D. Luna as missing, while J. J. Arias, G. Dillon and L. Engel are questionable.

At kickoff, can Real Salt Lake avoid conceding their first away clean sheet of the season while San Jose turn their home scoring record into control of the match?