San Jose Earthquakes vs. Real Salt Lake prediction, lineups and odds

Earthquakes should fight back

San Jose +0.25 in the Asian Handicap could be the way forward at 2.00. They should be able to avoid defeat against Real Salt Lake as our stake is split between 0 and +0.5, meaning a win is the desired outcome.

2-0 win for Quakes in the last meeting between the two

The San Jose Earthquakes won their last game, defeating Dallas at home. They triumphed 3-2 at PayPal Park. The Quakes had just 37% possession and recorded five shots on goal, with Hernan Lopez scoring two goals and Jeremy Ebobisse scoring the other.

Real Salt Lake played against Minnesota United in their last home game. It was a 0-0 tie at America First Field. RSL had the lion's share of the ball with 59% possession and four shots on goal.

San Jose has won the last two duels against RSL. They triumphed 2-1 at PayPal Park and then 2-0 at America First Field. Looking at the last 10 H2H meetings, there was a draw. San Jose won six games and RSL won three.

San Jose Earthquakes – Last 10 league games

2 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.0 goals from 3.1 shots on goal and 6.7 attempts. San Jose had 46.6% possession and 4.7 corners per game. On average, they conceded 1.8 goals with 6.1 shots on goal and 11.7 shots, while their opponents were awarded 6.3 corners.

The top three scorers are Hernan Lopez, Jeremy Ebobisse and Amahl Pellegrino, with these players all scoring two goals. The leading assistants are Cristian Espinoza and Amahl Pellegrino with 2.

Real Salt Lake – Last 10 league games

RSL have won 2, lost 4 and drawn 4, averaging 11.7 attempts, 5.7 shots on target and 1.4 goals. Pablo Mastroeni's team has an average of 53.3% ball possession, 4.6 corners in their favor and 4.6 corners against them, while conceding 2.0 goals on 5.9 shots on goal and 9.5 shots on goal.

Anderson Julio has scored the most goals with 3, while Diogo Goncalves, Brayan Vera and Andres Gomez are next with 2. Anderson Julio was the top assist maker with 2 in the last 10 games.

Confirmed lineups

San Jose Earthquakes (confirmed lineup): Daniel, Carlos Akapo, Tanner Beason, Rodrigues, Oscar Verhoeven, Jackson Yueill, Niko Tsakiris, Cristian Espinoza, Hernan Lopez, Paul Marie, Jeremy Ebobisse.

Real Salt Lake (confirmed roster): Zac MacMath, Javain Brown, Justen Glad, Philip Quinton, Alexandros Katranis, Nelson Palacio, Braian Ojeda, Dominik Marczuk, Diogo Goncalves, Diego Luna, Anderson Julio.

Expert MLS analysis

Football recommendations are only made once we have determined the latest team news. It is also important to study the form and examine the most relevant statistics to get a complete picture.

Key league stats from San Jose Earthquakes vs. Real Salt Lake:

• The -0.25 line has not been covered by RSL in any of their last five away games.
• The -0.25 line has not been covered by RSL in 9 of the last 10 away games.
• The -0.25 line has not been covered by RSL in five consecutive away games.
• The -0.25 line was not covered by RSL in two consecutive games against SJ Earthquakes.

Back San Jose with an Asian handicap of +0.25 at 2.00 for this MLS game. We're excited about their chances of beating the match win odds and this bet is a value proposition.

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Earthquake +0.25 probability

According to the current odds, our tip has a 50% chance of winning. However, our research shows that the actual probability is closer to 60%. For this reason we can recommend this bet.