Free MLS Pick San Jose vs. Los Angeles FC
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MLS Handicapping
San Jose vs. Los Angeles FC
Date: Saturday May 28
Time: 03:00 PM
Venue: Banc of California Stadium
MLS Moneyline Odds: San Jose -250 / Draw 350/ Los Angeles FC 500 (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 13 matches, they have won by at this margin 3 times. As for the Los Angeles FC, they enter the match as 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 13 matches, they have covered this margin 10 times.
San Jose
Heading into the San Jose Earthquake’s 14th game of the season, the team is below .500 at 3-5-5. This mark places them 11th in the Western Conference. San Jose comes into this match off having played to a 1-1 draw against Sporting KC. So far, the San Jose Earthquakes have turned in 3 performances with one goal or less. On defense, San Jose has played 1 game in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
Through 13 matches, the San Jose Earthquakes have found the net, 23.0, placing them 5th in the MLS with a per 90 average of 1.77. In terms of scoring defense, San Jose will look to tighten things up as they are giving up 2.23 goals per 90 minutes, placing them 28th in the league.
Heading into the match, Jeremy Ebobisse leads the Earthquakes with 7 goals through 13 matches. Behind him is Cristian Espinoza, who has also found the net 4 times. Early in the season, goalie J.T. Marcinkowski is off to a rough start, as he has a save percentage of just 62.9%, placing him 23rd among MLS goalies. This performance has come with opponents taking a total of 70 shots on goal.
Los Angeles FC
The Los Angeles FC will host the San Jose Earthquakes, with an above .500 record, at 8-2-3. This mark places them 1st in the Western Conference. Los Angeles comes into the game following a 2-0 win over Columbus Crew. For the season, the Los Angeles FC have finished 9 matches having scored at least two goals. On defense, they picked up their 4th shutout of the year.
Through 13 matches, the Los Angeles FC have found the net, 26.0, placing them 2nd in the MLS with a per 90 average of 2.0. Defensively, Los Angeles is off to a good start, ranking 5th in scoring defense. So far, the team is giving up an average of just 1.0 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Carlos Vela leads Los Angeles with 6 goals through 13 matches. Behind him is Kwadwo Opoku, who has also found the net 3 times. Early in the season, goalie Maxime Crépeau is off to a rough start, as he has a save percentage of just 61.3%, placing him 20th among MLS goalies. This performance has come with opponents taking a total of 35 shots on goal.
Free San Jose vs. Los Angeles FC 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 3rd in attacking area touches, while the Los Angeles FC rank 2nd. Heading into this game, something has to give, as both the Los Angeles FC and San Jose Earthquakes rank well in generated attacking possessions and attacking possessions allowed. So far Los Angeles has given up 1689 possessions near the goal (8th) compared to San Jose at 2nd (1524).
On offense, both San Jose and Los Angeles FC are above average teams at generating shots, ranking 5th, and 1st, respectively. For the year, San Jose has turned 11.0% of their shot into goals. As for Los Angeles FC, their current shooting percentage is 11.0%. So far, 30.9% of San Jose’s shots have been on target. On the other side, Los Angeles FC has a season long on target percent of 32.6%. For San Jose, they have converted on 36.0% of these on-target shots compared to Los Angeles FC at 34.0%.
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