FT · USA: MLS · Thursday, 15 October 2026

Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose EarthquakesMatch recap & how our call landed · Thursday, 15 October 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Real Salt Lake or draw at 64%. Bawler had Real Salt Lake at 39%, the draw at 24% and San Jose Earthquakes at 36%. The match finished 1–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

Real Salt Lake win
39%
Draw
24%
Result
San Jose Earthquakes win
36%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.7 – 1.6
Total 3.3
Actual
1 – 1
Total 2 (−1.3 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.9 – 1.2
From the match itself

The match produced 1.3 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 84%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 24%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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