Overview.
San Jose Earthquakes have now lost four straight MLS matches, and their 2-1 home loss versus Philadelphia in their previous outing put an end to a 12-game unbeaten league run at home. However, impressively San Jose have won a league-high nine home matches (from 16) at both half-time and full-time. Strong favourites here, the ‘Quakes’ have the joint-third best home win ‘to nil’ record across both conferences (six), and have scored the opener in 12 of their 16 MLS home matches this term. Additionally, they hold the title of fastest starters at home this league campaign, having scored more goals within the first 15 minutes (8:2) than any other MLS side.
Though six points clear in the play-off race, Seattle Sounders FC will still be wary of their away form that’s landed them just 32% of their total point haul for 2019. Additionally, eight of Seattle’s ten losses this league campaign have come on the road. In fact, when Seattle lose, they sometimes do so in dramatic fashion, with three of their eight MLS away losses arriving by a three-goal margin – the joint-highest number of that magnitude in the away table. Encouragingly, however, the ‘Sounders’ have conceded under 1.5 goals at this venue in seven consecutive MLS trips here.
Match Info and Score Prediction.
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Competition: USA MLS Kick off: 29.09.2019, 23:30 UTC. Venue: Avaya Stadium (San Jose). Referee: Elfath I. (Usa). |
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Quick Facts.
Pre-match League Table.
