San Jose Earthquakes' next assignment in the MLS is against FC Cincinnati, at the Earthquakes Stadium. It's obviously a game that San Jose will hope to win especially when they have been in such poor form in the last couple of weeks.
San Jose remained without a win in 4 games and had recently lost their last game. While FC Cincinnati boasts of a better record despite falling to a defeat in their last game. Cincinnati are therefore considered favorites to get back to winning ways over San Jose, who are in a much worse situation.
Also, Cincinnati is ranked 2nd on the Eastern Conference table, having 33 points in 16 matches. And San Jose Earthquakes is ranked 14th on the Western Conference table with 11 points in 16 games.
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San Jose Earthquakes will hope for a better end to this game against FC Cincinnati, even though there's a very slim chance of that happening. With their current form being considered, they are underdogs in the upcoming game.
San Jose have failed to win in their last 4 games in a row and in their last 5, they won 1 game, drew 1 and lost 3. Their last game against New York City ended in a terrible defeat for the Earthquakes.
Also their performance record so far shows:- they have scored 24 goals and conceded 39 in 16 games so far. They scored an average of 1.5 goals per game, with a 12% conversion rate. Then they conceded an average of 2.4 goals per game and have failed to keep a clean sheet.
San Jose's last game against New York City ended in a 5-1 defeat for San Jose. The New Yorkers came back strong in the second half and got the first goal in the 50th minute, before Amahl Pellegrino equalized 3 minutes later. After that, New York went on to score 4 extra goals until the end of the game.
Summary of San Jose's game by numbers showed:- 41% possession, 2 big chances, 6 corner kicks, 3 shots on target and they struck the woodwork once.
FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati is expected to run rings around San Jose Earthquakes in the upcoming game. They are by far the better team and they have extra motivation after losing their last game.
Cincinnati had been in fine form before the defeat against Nashville SC. They had a 7-match win streak before that defeat to Nashville at home. So, in their last 5 games, they had 4 wins and 1 loss.
Cincinnati are also doing really well in terms of performance so far. They have scored 23 goals and conceded 16 in all 16 games played so far. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game with a 10% conversion rate. Then they conceded an average of 1.0 goals per game and have kept 5 clean sheets so far.
Cincinnati fell to a shocking 2-0 defeat against Nashville SC at home in their last game. Nashville did the business early and struck twice in the 25th and 29th minutes and Cincinnati struggled to get back into the game. The game stayed that way until the end and Cincinnati was defeated.
Summary of Cincinnati's game by numbers showed:- 59% possession, 1 big chance, 8 corner kicks and 6 shots on target.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, Cincinnati and San Jose Earthquakes have only met twice in the past. Both clubs won 1 game each of the 2 games.
Analysis and Predictions
This matchup seems all too easy for Cincinnati FC despite their last defeat. It was a huge surprise to see them capitulate to Nashville SC at home, but it was a bad day and they should be back on their feet in this game. San Jose Earthquakes are way out of their depths and there's no chance they can handle Cincinnati.
Match Facts:-
San Jose is winless in their last 5 games
San Jose is without a clean sheet in their last 6 games
Cincinnati is without a clean sheet in their last 3 games
Both teams scored in 5/6 of San Jose's games
Cincinnati scored first in 5/7 of their games
There were less than 10.5 corners in 6/7 of Cincinnati's games
- 3 Way Total FC Cincinnati Over 1 Goal at 2 Odds
- FC Cincinnati to Win at 2.43 Odds
- Under 11 Corners at 1.66 Odds
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