Real Salt Lake host San Jose Earthquakes in MLS matchweek 29

Real Salt Lake host San Jose Earthquakes in matchweek 29 of the 2026 MLS season, on 15 October at 04:30 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on Apple TV.

Real Salt Lake go into the game on the back of poor results in their recent matches, having lost 1-2 away to Philadelphia Union in their last match on 11 October, as well as defeats to Seattle Sounders 0-2, Vancouver Whitecaps 0-3 and New York City 0-2, against a single win over New England Revolution by 3-0.

San Jose Earthquakes, on the other hand, come into the match on better form, having drawn 1-1 with Colorado Rapids in their last match on 11 October, and recording a 3-1 win over Portland Timbers, a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo, a 3-2 win over San Diego, as well as a 2-2 draw with Los Angeles FC.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Real Salt Lake beat San Jose 2-1 on 27 July 2025, while San Jose won the previous meeting 4-0 on 23 February 2025. History also recorded a win for Real Salt Lake 1-0 on 6 October 2024, a win for San Jose 2-0 on 25 August 2024, as well as an earlier win for San Jose 2-1 on 17 September 2023.

Real Salt Lake will be without J. Glad, D. Luna, Juan Jose Ares Henao, J. Dillon and L. Angel, and Chukwuemeka Somto Eneli due to injury. San Jose Earthquakes, meanwhile, will be missing Deumba Little Jones, Jonathan Alexander Gonzalez Mendoza, Darius Johnson and John Scahan due to injury, as well as N. Adimabua for another reason.

In the Western Conference standings, San Jose Earthquakes are fourth with 46 points from 28 matches, after 13 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses, with a goal difference of 50 for and 40 against. Real Salt Lake, meanwhile, sit 11th with 32 points from 28 matches, after 9 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses, with a goal difference of 41 for and 46 against.