San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders Prediction: A possible draw.

San Jose Earthquakes are still without a win after 5 games in a row and they are back in action searching for a win as they take on Seattle Sounders at the Earthquakes Stadium. They snatched a 1-0 win the last time they faced Seattle Sounders away from home, they will be hoping for a similar result here.

Seattle Sounders come into this game with a better record than the hosts and they will be eager to grab a first win over the hosts in this campaign after losing the previous fixture. With 2 wins in a row for this team, they are surely the favorite to pick up a positive result in this match.

On the table, Seattle Sounders top San Jose Earthquakes by 6 points. They are 6th with 35 points, while San Jose Earthquakes are 15th with 29 points.

The Earthquakes are currently in a tough shape after failing to win in any of their last 5 matches and in their last 7, they won only once. In those 5 games, they played 3 draws against Portland Timbers, LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC, while losing 2 games against Houston Dynamo and Saint Louis City.

However, they have a better record while playing at home this season. Statistics shows they had 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in 11 home games; that is 22 points from a possible 33 points. In their last 5 home games they recorded just 1 win over Philadelphia Union, and then drew 3 games against FC Dallas, Portland Timbers and LA Galaxy, but they lost against Saint Louis City.

Their last game was against Los Angeles FC away from home and they picked up a point after playing a1-1 draw at full time.They got the first goal through Cristian Espinoza in the 30th minute, but conceded from the spot 7 minutes later. They also had a man sent off in the 56th minute for a professional foul and held on to earn a draw at full time.

Team streak: no wins (5), without a clean sheet (4), both teams scoring (5/6), more than 4.5 cards (5/5).

Seattle Sounders will be coming here with the desire to win after recording back-to-back wins in their last 2 matches. In their last 5 matches they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They won against Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps and lost against Los Angeles, but held Orlando City and Charlotte FC to a draw.

Their away record is below average and they are ranked 4th on the Home/Away table. In 10 away games they recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; that is 14 points from a possible 30. In their last 5 away games they won twice against Houston and Vancouver Whitecaps, and drew against Charlotte FC, but lost twice against Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles.

They played out an entertaining 3-2 win over Vancouver Whitecaps in their last game.Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead in the 24th minute through Ranko Veselinovic and in the 60th minute Leo Chu scored the equalizer for The Sounders. They conceded the second goal from Ryan Gauld in the 72nd minute but once again equalized in the 76th minute, as Leo Chu scored his second goal. And in the 91st minute Yeimar Gomez Andrade scored to give Seattle Sounders the lead and they went on to win the game at full time.

Team streak: no losses (3), less than 2.5 goals (7/9), more than 4.5 cards (4/5).

San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders have faced each other 20 times in the past. Seattle Sounders won 8 matches, while San Jose Earthquakes won 6 and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• San Jose Earthquakes have not lost in the last 4 matches.
• Seattle Sounders are without a clean sheet in 6 matches.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 4/5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 matches.

According to analysis, San Jose Earthquakes have scored 26 goals and conceded 29 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.2 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 1.1 big chances per game and take a total of 11.4 shots per game with 3.2 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.4 corners per game and take up 48.5% possession on average. On the defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 1.3 goals per game.

According to analysis, Seattle Sounders have scored 28 goals and conceded 20 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.3 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 2.4 big chances per game and take a total of 12.4 shots per game with 4.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.5 corners per game and take up 56.4% possession on average. On the defense, they have 11 clean sheets and they conceded 0.9 goals per game.

Betting Tips

• Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.69 Odds
• Correct Score 1-1 at 6.00 Odds