Free MLS Pick Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose
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MLS Handicapping
Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose
Date: Saturday, July 30
Time: 07:00 PM
Venue: Avaya Stadium
MLS Moneyline Odds: Real Salt Lake 200 / Draw 265/ San Jose 125 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Salt Lake City 0.5 / San Jose -0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Real Salt Lake are the 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 22 matches, they have covered this margin 15 times. As for the San Jose Earthquakes, they enter the match as -0.5 goal favorites. Through 21 matches, they have won by this margin 5 times.
Real Salt Lake
The Real Salt Lake travel to take on the San Jose Earthquakes, with an above .500 record, at 9-6-7. This mark places them 4th in the Western Conference. In their last match, Salt Lake City fell to FC Dallas by a score of 1-0. This game was the 7th time they were shut out on offense. On defense, Salt Lake City has played 8 games in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
So far, the Real Salt Lake is the 18th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.27 goals per 90 minutes of action. On defense, Salt Lake City is 11th in the MLS, giving up 1.23 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Sergio Córdova leads Salt Lake with 4 goals through 21 matches. Behind him is Jefferson Savarino, who has also found the net 4 times. In terms of goalie play, Real Salt Lake has gotten good performances from Zac MacMath. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 98 shots on target, in which MacMath has turned away at a rate of 76.5%. This percentage is good for 3rd in the MLS.
San Jose
Heading into the San Jose Earthquakes’ 22nd game of the season, the Earthquakes are below .500 at 5-7-9. This mark places them 13th in the Western Conference. In their last match, San Jose lost to the Portland Timbers by a score of 2-1. So far, the San Jose Earthquakes have turned in 5 performances with one goal or less. While on defense, San Jose’s defense has given up at least two goals 11 times this year.
So far, the San Jose Earthquakes have been an above-average scoring team, at 1.62 goals per 90 minutes (6th). In terms of scoring defense, San Jose will look to tighten things up as they are giving up 2.05 goals per 90 minutes, placing them 27th in the league.
Heading into the match, Jeremy Ebobisse leads the Earthquakes with 11 goals through 21 matches. Behind him is Cristian Espinoza, who has also found the net 5 times. For the season, goalie J.T. Marcinkowski is off to a rough start, as he has a save percentage of just 67.2%, placing him 20th among MLS goalies. This performance has come with opponents taking a total of 119 shots on goal.
Free Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose MLS Final Analysis:
When looking at each team’s scoring opportunites, the San Jose Earthquakes hold the edge in attacking area possessions, ranking 9th in the league. On the other side, Real Salt Lake is just 16th in the same category. In terms of attacking possessions, not only does San Jose have the advantage on offense, but they have also done an excellent job at limiting the opportunites of their opponent, ranking 3rd in attacking possessions allowed. Their figure compares favorably to Salt Lake City’s defense which is ranked 14th in the same department.
On offense, both Real Salt Lake and San Jose are above-average teams at generating shots, ranking 12th, and 10th, respectively. For the year, Real Salt Lake has turned 10.0% of their shot into goals. As for San Jose, their current shooting percentage is 11.0%. So far, 33.8% of Real Salt Lake’s shots have been on target. On the other side, San Jose has a season long on target percent of 33.2%. For Real Salt Lake, they have converted on 28.9% of these on-target shots compared to San Jose at 33.0%.
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