Free MLS Pick San Jose vs. LA Galaxy
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MLS Handicapping
San Jose vs. LA Galaxy
Date: Wednesday July 13
Time: 07:00 PM
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
MLS Moneyline Odds: San Jose -170 / Draw 325/ LA Galaxy 420 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: San Jose -0.5 / Los Angeles 0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the San Jose Earthquakes are the betting favorites, with the spread set at -0.5 goals. Through 18 matches, they have won by at this margin 4 times. As for the LA Galaxy, they enter the match as 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 18 matches, they have covered this margin 11 times.
San Jose
Heading into the San Jose Earthquakes’ 19th game of the season, the team is below .500 at 4-7-7. This mark places them 14th in the Western Conference. San Jose comes into this match off having played to a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC. For the season, the San Jose Earthquakes have finished 10 matches having scored at least two goals. While on defense, San Jose’s defense has given up at least two goals 10 times this year.
So far, the San Jose Earthquakes have been an above-average scoring team, at 1.61 goals per 90 minutes (8th). In terms of scoring defense, San Jose will look to tighten things up as they are giving up 2.06 goals per 90 minutes, placing them 27th in the league.
Heading into the match, Jeremy Ebobisse leads the Earthquakes with 10 goals through 18 matches. Behind him is Cristian Espinoza, who has also found the net 4 times. This season, goalie J.T. Marcinkowski is turning away goals at a rate near the league average. This has come with the San Jose Earthquakes’ opponents have generated a total of 101 shots on target. Marcinkowski is saving these attempts at a rate of 67.3%.
LA Galaxy
The LA Galaxy will host the San Jose Earthquakes, with an above .500 record, at 8-3-7. This mark places them 5th in the Western Conference. In their last match, Los Angeles lost to the Los Angeles FC by a score of 3-2. For the season, the LA Galaxy has finished 7 matches having scored at least two goals. While on defense, Los Angeles’s defense has given up at least two goals 7 times this year.
So far, the LA Galaxy are the 14th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.39 goals per 90 minutes of action. On defense, Los Angeles is 7th in the MLS, giving up 1.22 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Javier Hernández leads the Galaxy with 7 goals through 18 matches. Behind him is Dejan Joveljić, who has also found the net 6 times. For the year, goalie Jonathan Bond is turning home goals at a rate near the league average. This has come with the LA Galaxy’s opponents having generated a total of 66 shots on target. Bond is saving these attempts at a rate of 68.2%.
Free San Jose vs. LA Galaxy MLS Final Analysis:
Coming into this matchup, both San Jose and Los Angeles have done an excellent job at generating possessions in the attacking area of the field. So far, the San Jose Earthquakes are 10th in attacking area touches, while the LA Galaxy ranks 1st. Heading into this game, something has to give, as both the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes rank well in generated attacking possessions and attacking possessions allowed. So far Los Angeles has given up 2594 possessions near the goal (8th) compared to San Jose at 1st (2244).
On offense, both San Jose and LA Galaxy are above-average teams at generating shots, ranking 10th, and 7th, respectively. For the year, San Jose has turned 11.0% of their shot into goals. As for LA Galaxy, their current shooting percentage is 9.0%. So far, 32.0% of San Jose’s shots have been on target. On the other side, LA Galaxy has a season-long on-target percent of 32.8%. For San Jose, they have converted on 34.0% of these on-target shots compared to LA Galaxy at 27.0%.
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