The Sounders are unbeaten in eight straight matches at San Jose (W4 D4), winning four of their last five visits. There has only been one longer road unbeaten streak by one team against a single opponent in MLS history: Kansas City 11 straight vs. New England from 2000-07.
San Jose has a team-record low three points through seven matches this season. The Earthquakes are the 12th team in MLS history to go winless through the first seven matches of a season in MLS history.
Seattle suffered its third loss of the season on Saturday against Miami, a total it didn’t reach until its 17th game last season, when the Sounders lost to San Jose on the final day of July. The 1-0 loss to Miami was also the third time the Sounders failed to score this season, a total they didn’t reach until that game against the Earthquakes on July 31 last season.
Jeremy Ebobisse has scored at least once in three straight matches for the second time in his MLS career (w/ Portland in July 2020), including braces in each of his last two. The only Earthquakes player to score in at least four straight MLS matches in the last 20 years was Chris Wondolowski, who did so six times.
The Sounders have used an MLS-high 23 different starters this season, while the 17 players they’ve used as subs ties Atlanta for most in MLS. Xavier Arreaga is the only Sounders player that has started all six of their league matches in 2022.
