2018

MATCH PREVIEW: Quakes take on Seattle Sounders FC for first time this season

Chris Wondolowski - Seattle Sounders FC -

Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 10-8-5
Home: 5-1-4 (14 GF, 7 GA)
Away: 5-7-1 (12 GF, 20 GA)
All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 26, Seattle Sounders FC - 27


Last Game vs. Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC 3 - 0 Earthquakes; July 23, 2017; Century Link Field, Seattle, WA
The San Jose Earthquakes fell to Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 at CenturyLink Field in what was the third of three consecutive road games for the club. The match remained scoreless for more than 50 minutes before Seattle broke the deadlock early in the second half.



History of the Quakes - Seattle Sounders FC Rivalry
The two teams first met in regular season play in 2009 when the Sounders joined MLS ... San Jose won all three meetings in the 2012 regular season, including two wins at CenturyLink Field in Seattle ... Chris Wondolowski scored the winner in a 1-0 win on March 31 in Seattle on a penalty kick, following a foul by Marc Burch on Steven Lenhart ... Lenhart then scored a dramatic game-winner on Aug. 11 at Buck Shaw Stadium, netting a stoppage time goal following a late equalizer by Sounders FC ... San Jose then took a 2-1 win on Sept. 22 at CenturyLink Field with goals from Simon Dawkins and Chris Wondolowski ... Seattle did win 1-0 over San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match at Kezar Stadium. Current Quakes midfielder Cordell Cato scored the winner for Seattle that night ... The Quakes and Sounders FC played three times in 2009, with Seattle taking both meetings at what was then called Qwest Field (2-0 on April 25 and 2-1 on June 13), before the Earthquakes registered a 4-0 triumph at Buck Shaw Stadium on Aug. 2 ... In 2010, the Earthquakes edged the Sounders FC at Qwest Field, 1-0 on May 22 thanks to a Chris Wondolowski goal, while Seattle returned the favor at Buck Shaw on July 31 through a Fredy Montero strike ... In 2011, the two teams battled to a 2-2 draw at Buck Shaw on April 2,while Seattle took a 2-1 decision at CenturyLink Field on Oct. 15 ... San Jose won each of their three regular-season matches in 2012 by one goal ... Seattle Sounders FC knocked the Earthquakes out of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup in the quarterfinals, upending San Jose 1-0 on June 26 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco ... They squared off twice in 2013, with each team winning their home game. In the first meeting, San Jose won 1-0 thanks to a Chris Wondolowski goal in first-half stoppage time ... After dropping their second meeting of 2013 4-0 at CenturyLink Field, the Earthquakes bounced back for a gritty 1-0 win ... San Jose dropped their first meeting of 2014 against Seattle after a golazo from Obafemi Martins-a chipped shot from near the end line on May 17 at CenturyLink Field ... The San Jose Earthquakes evened the season series on Saturday, Aug. 2, topping Western Conference leading Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 thanks to a goal from Portuguese forward Yannick Djalo ... The two teams finished off the 2014 season with a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field on Aug. 20 with goals by Sounders FC forward Chad Barrett and Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski ... On March 7, the Earthquakes secured their first victory of the 2015 season with a 3-2 win on the road at Seattle... In their second matchup of 2015, the Quakes shut out Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 on the road at CenturyLink Stadium on June 20 ... San Jose drew with Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 in their final matchup of 2015 to finish the season with an undefeated 2-0-1 record against their Western Conference foes ... On May 7, 2016, the Earthquakes fell to Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 at CenturyLink Field in their first encounter of 2016, snapping a five-game unbeaten streak against Seattle (3-0-2) dating back to the 2014 season ... The Quakes then drew 1-1 at Avaya Stadium in the return fixture on Sept. 10, 2016 ... The two clubs repeated the result to start the series in 2017, thanks to a last-gasp equalizer from Chris Wondolowski at Avaya Stadium ... In their final meeting of 2017, the Quakes fell 3-0 to the Sounders at Century Link Field on July 23, 2017.