Major League Soccer: St. Louis City vs San Jose Earthquakes – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between St. Louis City and San Jose Earthquakes who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

St. Louis City enjoy home advantage, when visitors San Jose Earthquakes swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

San Jose Earthquakes have taken the lead in the Major League Soccer after collecting 24 points from their initial nine encounters. St. Louis City trail them by six points after eight rounds, leaving them as number 14 in the table.

Team form: St. Louis City vs San Jose Earthquakes

St. Louis City Form

In the previous three games, St. Louis City drew 1-1 with New York City FC, lost 1-1 against FC Dallas and 4-1 against Seattle Sounders FC. St. Louis City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Energizer Park in the Major League Soccer. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

San Jose Earthquakes Form

San Jose Earthquakes are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Sporting Kansas City got left behind in a 1-3 win, before Los Angeles FC got hammered in a 1-4 victory. Austin FC was the most recent victim in a 5-1 win for San Jose Earthquakes. San Jose Earthquakes picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Major League Soccer, while scoring 11 and conceding six goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

Betting stats for St. Louis City and San Jose Earthquakes

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between St. Louis City and San Jose Earthquakes. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: St. Louis City vs San Jose Earthquakes

Having scored just once lately in the Major League Soccer, Timo Baumgartl will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. San Jose Earthquakes hope Preston Judd can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Major League Soccer goals in his last six Major League Soccer games.

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Full-time result

St. Louis City claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. San Jose Earthquakes won six of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost four of the games in this run. San Jose Earthquakes won their last 5 matches on the trot. St. Louis City have beaten San Jose Earthquakes in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

St. Louis City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. San Jose Earthquakes scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive St. Louis City games San Jose Earthquakes should be able to score at least once on Sunday as St. Louis City failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. San Jose Earthquakes managed five clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between St. Louis City and San Jose Earthquakes.

Total goals

St. Louis City saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for San Jose Earthquakes, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.4 times goals per game themselves. Somehow St. Louis City failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches.