Free MLS Pick San Jose vs. Real Salt Lake
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MLS Handicapping
San Jose vs. Real Salt Lake
Date: Saturday June 18
Time: 07:30 PM
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
MLS Moneyline Odds: San Jose -125 / Draw 290/ Real Salt Lake 315 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: San Jose -0.5 / Salt Lake City 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 15 matches, they have won by at this margin 3 times. As for the Real Salt Lake, they enter the match as 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 15 matches, they have covered this margin 11 times.
San Jose
Heading into the San Jose Earthquake’s 16th game of the season, the team is below .500 at 3-6-6. This mark places them 13th in the Western Conference. San Jose comes into this match off having played to a 0-0 draw against Nashville. This game was the 4th time they were shut out on offense. On defense, they picked up their 2nd shutout of the year.
Through 15 matches, the San Jose Earthquakes have found the net, 25.0, placing them 5th in the MLS with a per 90 average of 1.67. In terms of scoring defense, San Jose will look to tighten things up as they are giving up 2.13 goals per 90 minutes, placing them 28th in the league.
Heading into the match, Jeremy Ebobisse leads the Earthquakes with 9 goals through 15 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 83 shots on target. Marcinkowski is saving these attempts at a rate of 66.3%.
Real Salt Lake
The Real Salt Lake will host the San Jose Earthquakes, with an above .500 record, at 7-4-4. This mark places them 3rd in the Western Conference. In their last match, Salt Lake City lost to Vancouver by a score of 2-1. So far, the Real Salt Lake have turned in 5 performances with one goal or less. While on defense, Salt Lake City’s defense has given up at least two goals 6 times this year.
So far, the Real Salt Lake is the 15th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.2 goals per 90 minutes of action. In terms of defense, Salt Lake City is near the MLS average, giving up 1.27 goals per 90 minutes (15th).
Heading into the match, Bobby Wood leads the Salt Lake with 3 goals through 13 matches. Behind him is Justen Glad, who has also found the net 3 times. In terms of goalie play, Real Salt Lake has gotten good performances from Zac MacMath. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 76 shots on target, in which MacMath has turned home at a rate of 78.9%. This percentage is good for 4th in the MLS.
Free San Jose vs. Real Salt Lake MLS Final Analysis:
When looking at how each team has fared while possessing the ball, the San Jose Earthquakes have been the better squad at generating opportunites near their opponent’s goal. So far, San Jose ranks 2nd in attacking area touches. This compares favorably to the Real Salt Lake sitting at 16th in the MLS. In addition to putting pressure on opposing defenses, San Jose has also done a good job keeping their opponents out of the attacking zone, allowing just 1810 possessions in their 3rd of the field (4th). Salt Lake City will be looking to improve their defensive play, as opposing teams have had no problem generating looks near the goal, ranking 17th in attacking possessions allowed.
On offense, San Jose has been able to generate shots at a higher rate than Real Salt Lake. So far, San Jose ranks 5th in shots taken compared to Real Salt Lake at 19th. For the year, San Jose has turned 11.0% of their shot into goals. As for Real Salt Lake, their current shooting percentage is 10.0%. So far, 32.0% of San Jose’s shots have been on target. On the other side, Real Salt Lake has a season long on target percent of 34.8%. For San Jose, they have converted on 34.0% of these on-target shots compared to Real Salt Lake at 30.0%.
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