Real Monarchs (0-2-0, 0 points, 14th in West) travel for a second consecutive week, heading to face off against San Jose Earthquakes II (2-0-0, 6 points, 2nd in West) this Sunday at PayPal Park. The Monarchs are still in search of their first points of the 2023 season and will look to topple Earthquakes II’s impressive form.
Sunday’s match, as well as all Real Monarchs matches this season, will be streamed live via www.MLSnextPro.com and through MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The Adobe PDF version of the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Game Guide in advance of Sunday’s contest between Real Monarchs and Tacoma Defiance can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Zuhayr Maung in RSL Communications via email at zuhayr.maung@rsl.com.
Real Monarchs vs San Jose Earthquakes II
PayPal Park; San Jose, California
Sunday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. MT
2023 Records: Real Monarchs (0-2-0, 0 points); San Jose (2-0-0, 6 points)
Head-to-Head: Real Monarchs and San Jose Earthquakes II have met thrice before, all matches having been played in the inaugural 2022 season of MLS NEXT Pro. Monarchs have finished with a 0-2-1 record against their Pacific Division opponents. The draw came in the final of the three matchups on September 9th with both Axel Kei and Aziz Kayondo scoring in the second-half of the match to draw even with San Jose. Monarchs won the shoot-out to conclude the match notching 4 out of 5 kicks from the penalty spot, claiming 2pts.
