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

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 19 match between San Jose Earthquakes and St. Louis City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

St. Louis City go up against San Jose Earthquakes this coming Sunday for a Major League Soccer meeting at PayPal Park.

Ranked as number 3 in the Major League Soccer standings, San Jose Earthquakes, have so far collected 33 points this season, while St. Louis City collected 26 points. This puts them up as number 7 after 18 rounds.

Form: San Jose Earthquakes vs St. Louis City

San Jose Earthquakes Form

A draw is the best San Jose Earthquakes can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-4 defeat against Orlando City. A1-1 draw with LA Galaxy followed before they were defeated 4-2 by FC Cincinnati. San Jose Earthquakes claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost two, scored 12 goals and conceded ten.

St. Louis City Form

St. Louis City recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-3 and 1-0 against LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids, respectively. Last time out, Real Salt Lake ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. St. Louis City claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for San Jose Earthquakes and St. Louis City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between San Jose Earthquakes and St. Louis 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 St. Louis City

It has been a superb season for Preston Judd so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and San Jose Earthquakes rely on his abilities against St. Louis City. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.

Betting markets: San Jose Earthquakes vs St. Louis City

Full-time result

San Jose Earthquakes claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. St. Louis City won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. St. Louis City are on a great streak of 8 matches without losing. St. Louis City have not lost to San Jose Earthquakes in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

San Jose Earthquakes scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. St. Louis City got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. St. Louis City should be able to score at least once this coming Sunday as San Jose Earthquakes failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. St. Louis City managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. San Jose Earthquakes have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with St. Louis City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for San Jose Earthquakes, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for St. Louis City, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches. Somehow San Jose Earthquakes failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches. St. Louis City scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.