Match Report
34 points for SJ Earthquakes (4th), 21 for Atlanta United (13th): a 13-point gap. On recent form SJ Earthquakes sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, SJ Earthquakes were scoring 1.77 and conceding 1.5, Atlanta United 1.14 and 1.73, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
SJ Earthquakes arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, SJ Earthquakes had taken 15 of 15 points to Atlanta United's 8.
PayPal Park, capacity 18,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, SJ Earthquakes led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
SJ Earthquakes: Preston Judd (24'), Ousseni Bouda (79')
Key stats
Possession: SJ Earthquakes 46% · Atlanta United 54% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 7-4