Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose Earthquakes 6/18/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Real Salt Lake hosts the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Real Salt Lake is third in the conference table at 7-4-4 on 25 points with a goal difference of -1. Real Salt Lake was defeated by the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 in their most recent MLS fixture on June 4. Real Salt Lake’s Justin Meram scored an equalizer in the 52nd minute but RSL committed a penalty in second-half stoppage time and Vancouver converted for the victory.

Real Salt Lake has 12 victories in its last 15 MLS matches played at home with one draw and two losses. RSL has won five of its six matches at home this season. Sergio Cordova, Bobby Wood and Justen Glad have each scored three goals to lead Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang is the leader in assists with four, while Pablo Ruiz and Meram each have two.

The San Jose Earthquakes are 13th in the conference table at 3-6-6 on 15 points with a goal difference of -7. San Jose battled on the road to a 0-0 draw with Nashville last Saturday. It was only the second point on the road for San Jose this season as the Earthquakes are 0-5-2 away from their home pitch.

San Jose has lost only one of its last six matches following a nil-nil draw with two wins and three draws. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 9, while Cristian Espinoza has scored four. The leaders in assists are Jan Gregus and Espinoza with five each, while Jamiro Monteiro has four assists.