Major League Soccer: San Jose Earthquakes vs Orlando City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 16 match between San Jose Earthquakes and Orlando City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for San Jose Earthquakes, who hope to turn things around against Orlando City this coming Thursday. This is a round 16 match in the current Major League Soccer campaign, and they face each other at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes are currently looking at 32 points on their account, having played 15 matches, leaving them two places off the current Major League Soccer leaders. Meanwhile, Orlando City find themselves as number 13 in the Major League Soccer with 14 points following 15 rounds.

Team form: San Jose Earthquakes vs Orlando City

San Jose Earthquakes Form

San Jose Earthquakes lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 3-2 by Seattle Sounders FC and 2-3 against FC Dallas. They turned the table by winning 1-3 against Portland Timbers. San Jose Earthquakes won three of their previous six matches at PayPal Park in the Major League Soccer. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 13 goals to six against.

Orlando City Form

In their previous three matches, Orlando City won 4-3 against Philadelphia Union, drew 1-1 with Atlanta United before losing 6-2 against FC Cincinnati. Orlando City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 21 goals to nine.

Betting stats for San Jose Earthquakes and Orlando City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between San Jose Earthquakes and Orlando City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: San Jose Earthquakes vs Orlando City

Martin Ojeda scored seven goals in six Major League Soccer games for Orlando City. This took his total for the season up to 11 goals scored in Major League Soccer. Preston Judd is the man to point out for the home side, scoring six times in six Major League Soccer outings.

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Full-time result

San Jose Earthquakes claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Orlando City won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing eight in this series of matches. Astonishingly, Orlando City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 32 matches.

Both teams to score

San Jose Earthquakes scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Orlando City scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 9 consecutive San Jose Earthquakes games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While San Jose Earthquakes managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Orlando City kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

San Jose Earthquakes saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Orlando City, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game. Somehow San Jose Earthquakes failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.