New York City FC hosts San Jose Earthquakes in another round of MLS fixtures. The game will be played at New York City's home stadium, the Yankee Stadium.
At the moment, New York City is ranked 3rd on the Eastern Conference table, having 26 points. And San Jose Earthquakes is ranked 13th on the Western Conference table, having 11 points.
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New York City FC have built a good winning run in the last 4 matches and another win here would be 5 wins in 5. New York City lost just once in their last 5 league games, against Colorado Rapids last month, while the remaining 4 games ended in a win.
New York City got a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution last week at the Gillette Stadium. The game was all square until the 81’ minute when Keaton Parks scored what eventually became the winning goal to claim all 3 points for New York City. In the end, New York City's stats was:- 44% possession, 3 big chances created, 7 corner kicks, 4 shots on target. Also, New York City GK, Matthew Freese played a huge part in the win as he made 6 saves in the match.
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes are desperate to get a win in the league after a series of setbacks in recent weeks. They had been without a win in their last 3 games, and their results in those games were: 2 defeats and a draw. Their current position on the Western Conference table also suggests they have been in poor form all season.
San Jose played a 1-1 draw against Austin FC at the Earthquakes Stadium last week. San Jose were not favorites to win before the game but they started strong and scored the first goal in just 10 minutes through Jeremy Ebobisse. Austin responded with the equalizer just before the half time break and both sides were locked from that point until the end of the game. According to stats, San Jose had:- 49% possession, 7 shots on target, 8 corner kicks and 5 shots on target. Cristian Espinoza was arguably the best player in the game. He created 3 big chances, provide 1 assist for the goal and also had 1 shot on target.
Head to Head
The h2h record shows New York City and San Jose Earthquakes have played only 8 games against each other in the past. And New York City won 5 games while the remaining 3 games ended as a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
New York City are favorites once again to win this game. They have the right results and they are in good form the moment. Not to forget that they are also playing at home, which is a huge advantage. The Earthquakes deserve credit for their last game. They deserved to win but they didn't. Hopefully they can build on that performance.
Match Facts:-
New York City is unbeaten in 8 meetings against San Jose
San Jose is without a clean sheet in the last 6 meetings
6/6 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals
Both teams scored in 5/6 meetings
6/7 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards
4/5 meetings ended with more than 10.5 corners
- 3 Way Total Over 2 Goals at 1.61Odds
- New York City to Win at 1.61 Odds
- New York City to Win 2-1 at 8.50 Odds