San Jose Earthquakes vs Nashville SC Prediction: Nashville will fight for another win

The Earthquakes faced their first defeat in 4 matches when they met Portland Timbers in midweek. Now they turn their attention to Nashville SC in a bid to return back to winning ways. Nashville SC are coming off a 3-0 win over Sporting Kansas City in midweek. They have not been in their best form in recent times, so another win here will help the team.

San Jose Earthquakes

The Earthquakes have struggled in the league recently as they have had 1 win in their last 5 matches. Those matches ended in 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats and their last game ended in a defeat to Portland Timbers. They lost to LA Galaxy and then played back-to-back draws against Minnesota United and DC United. After the draw to DC United, they beat Real Salt Lake before losing their last game against Portland Timbers.

Their last 5 home league games ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

San Jose are ranked 7th in the western conference and 14th in the MLS, with 40 points from 30 matches. They have recorded 10 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats.

San Jose Earthquakes lost 2-1 to Portland Timbers. Portland Timbers broke the deadlock in the 48th minute through Cristhian Paredes and in the 58th minute, Evander doubled their lead. Finally San Jose got one goal back through Matthew Hoppe in the 60th minute. The game ended in a defeat for The Earthquakes at the end of full time.

Streaks

• Both teams scored in 4/5 matches.
• 5/5 matches ended with more than 10.5 corners.

Nashville SC

Nashville continued their unbeaten streak to 3 games in a row after beating Sporting Kansas City 3-0. In their last 5 matches, they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. They lost back-to-back games against FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United, then they drew against Inter Miami CF and Charlotte FC. finally they got the win against Sporting Kansas City in their last match.

Nashville are currently in 7th spot in the eastern conference and 11th in the MLS, with 43 points and a goal aggregate of 35:27. Overall, they have 12 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats

Nasvhille defeated Sporting Kansas City 3-0 in their last match. Fafa Picault gave Nashville SC the lead in the 29th minute and then in the 66th minute, Hany Mukhtar scored the second goal. The third goal came through Jack Maher in the 76th minute to seal the 3-0 win over Sporting Kansas City.

Streaks

• Nashville SC have not lost in the last 3 matches.

Head to Head

Nashville SC and San Jose Earthquakes have played only twice against each other. On both occasions, they played out a draw.

Expert Betting Tips

San Jose Earthquakes scored 35 goals and conceded 39 goals. They scored an average of 1.2 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 10%. They created an average of 1.7 chances per game and missed an average of 1.1 chances per game. They took an average of 3.2 shots on target per game and an average of 5.6 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and they kept 9 clean sheets.

Nashville SC scored 35 goals and conceded 27 goals. They scored an average of 1.3 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 11%. They created an average of 1.8 chances per game and missed an average of 1.0 chances per game. They took an average of 3.7 shots on target per game and an average of 5.4 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.0 goals per game and they kept 9 clean sheets.

• More than 2 Goals at 1.85 Odds
• Over 9 Corners at 1.80 Odds
• 2-3 Multi goals at 1.99 Odds