San Jose Earthquakes will be travelling this weekend to Lumen Field for a clash with the table toppers Seattle Sounders. This MLS fixture is scheduled for 31st July 30, 2021, kickoff at 22:00.
Seattle Sounders have played against San Jose Earthquakes in 3 matches this season. Currently, Seattle Sounders is ranked 1st, while San Jose Earthquakes hold 11th position in this league.
San Jose Earthquakes are one of the only two teams in this competition to stay winless in the past five games, and only one other squad has conceded more than them in the Western conference.
Seattle Sounders have won two of their last four home league games while San Jose Earthquakes have lost five of their last 10 league matches. Moreover, Earthquakes have failed to score in three of their last six away league games.
San Jose Earthquakes went for the fourth straight draw last time when they played out a 1-1 draw against Houston Dynamo. In a match that Matias Vera gave Houston Dynamo the lead in the 40th minute. However, the Earthquakes equalized the goals from an own goal by defender Zarek Valentin.
Although San Jose Earthquakes have shown some improvement in their recent games we do not expect them to be favorites ahead of the table toppers Seattle Sounders. We predict a win for the Sounders with over 2.5.
Seattle Sounders vs. San Jose Earthquakes head to head
In this match Sounders has higher chances considering that they have not lost to San Jose in their last 6 encounters and their team strength difference is pretty clear.
- San Jose 0-1 Seattle 13/05/21
- Seattle 4-1 San Jose 09/11/20
- San Jose 0-0 Seattle 19/10/20
- Seattle 7-1 San Jose 11/09/20
- Seattle 0-0 San Jose 11/07/20
Home
- Seattle 1-3 Kansas City
- Austin 0-1 Seattle
- Minnesota 1-0 Seattle
- Seattle 2-0 Houston
- Colorado 1-1 Seattle
Away
- San Jose 1-1 Houston
- Kansas City 1-1 San Jose
- Colorado 1-1 San Jose
- Minnesota 2-2 San Jose
- San Jose 1-3 LA Galaxy
Seattle Sounders team news
Jordan Morris, Jordy Delem, Stefan Frei, Nicolas Lodeiro, Will Bruin and Nouhou Tolo are still recovering from injuries; therefore they will not be available for this encounter.
San Jose Earthquakes team news
Jackson Yueill and Cade Cowell are away for duty in the Gold Cup, while Carlos Fierro is suspended with red card last time out. And also a couple of players including; Benjamin Kikanovic, Tommy Thompson and Matt Bersano are injured.
Prediction and odds
- Seattle Sounders Win
- Goals Over 2.5
