San Jose Earthquakes welcome Columbus Crew at the PayPal Park in the second game week of the Major League Soccer this Saturday; with kickoff at 01:30 EAT.
After an inconsistent run in the league last season San Jose Earthquakes ended up in the 10th position of the Western Conference standings. Including the previous season’s displays, SJ Earthquakes are unbeaten in four of their past six league affairs at home. Their defense was not that impressive in the past season but we are hoping for a better one this year.
The Goonies come into this fixture after 1-3 MLS loss to New York Red Bulls in their last game. In that match, San Jose Earthquakes managed 69% possession and 11 shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by López (69′). New York Red Bulls got 18 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Klimala (45′), Fernandez (72′) and Barlow (92′).
On the other hand, Columbus Crew ended up taking the 9th spot on the Eastern Conference table at the end of the last season. The Columbus team has only won once in the past eight league affairs away from home and they leaked goals in all those eight fixtures. They finished one point short of the safe zone the previous season.
The Crew head into this encounter on the back off 4-0 MLS victory over Vancouver Whitecaps in their last outing. In that game, Columbus Crew had 56% possession, 22 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Berry (8′), Etienne (25′), Díaz (84′) and Zelarayán (87′). Vancouver Whitecaps got seven shots with none of them on target.
San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew head to head
These two sides have had 16 meetings against each other since 2008. They have drawn seven times, Columbus Crew won five times and SJ Earthquake has won four times.
- San Jose 1-1 Columbus4/08/19
- Columbus 2-1 San Jose 29/04/18
- San Jose 2-1 Columbus 06/08/17
- Columbus 2-0 San Jose 28/08/16
- San Jose 2-0 Columbus 17/05/15
Home
- San Jose 1-3 New York
- San Jose 3-0 Sacramento Republic
- San Jose 4-2 Monterey Bay FC
- San Jose 1-1 Dallas
- Salt Lake 3-4 San Jose
Away
- Columbus 4-0 Vancouver
- Charleston 0-3 Columbus
- Columbus 0-0 Charlotte
- Miami 1-1 Columbus
- Columbus 2-0 Chicago
San Jose Earthquake team news
Shea Salinas and George Asomani won be available for Earthquakes manager Matías Almeyda through injuries.
Columbus Crew team news
As for Caleb Porter’s side, Jake Morris, Kevin Molino and Josh Williams have been ruled out of this fixture through injuries.
Prediction and odds
Columbus Crew’s recent form shows that they are in better shape than their opponents with two wins and two draws this year, SJ Earthquakes on the other hand lost the only game they played in 2022.
- Columbus Crew win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
