Free MLS Pick San Jose vs. Toronto FC
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MLS Handicapping
San Jose vs. Toronto FC
Date: Saturday, July 09
Time: 07:30 PM
Venue: BMO Field
MLS Moneyline Odds: San Jose 200 / Draw 285/ Toronto FC 120 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: San Jose 0.5 / Toronto -0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the San Jose Earthquakes are the 0.5 goal underdogs. Through 17 matches, they have covered this margin 10 times. As for the Toronto FC, they enter the match as -0.5 goal favorites. Through 18 matches, they have won by at this margin 5 times.
San Jose
Heading into the San Jose Earthquakes’ 18th game of the season, the team is below .500 at 4-6-7. This mark places them 13th in the Western Conference. San Jose will be looking to add another win to their resume, as they are coming off a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire. For the season, the San Jose Earthquakes have finished 9 matches having scored at least two goals. On defense, San Jose has played 2 games in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
So far, the San Jose Earthquakes have been an above-average scoring team, at 1.59 goals per 90 minutes (9th). 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 28th in the league.
Heading into the match, Jeremy Ebobisse leads the Earthquakes with 9 goals through 17 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 95 shots on target. Marcinkowski is saving these attempts at a rate of 67.4%.
Toronto FC
The Toronto FC will host the San Jose Earthquakes, with an above .500 record, at 5-3-10. This mark places them 12th in the Eastern Conference. In their last match, Toronto lost to Seattle by a score of 2-0. This game was the 5th time they were shut out on offense. While on defense, Toronto’s defense has given up at least two goals 8 times this year.
So far, Toronto FC is the 16th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.28 goals per 90 minutes of action. In terms of scoring defense, Toronto will look to tighten things up as they are giving up 1.89 goals per 90 minutes, placing them 27th in the league.
Heading into the match, Jesús Jiménez leads Toronto with 8 goals through 18 matches. Behind him is Alejandro Pozuelo, who has also found the net 4 times. For the year, goalie Alex Bono is turning home goals at a rate near the league average. This has come with the Toronto FC’s opponents having generated a total of 101 shots on target. Bono is saving these attempts at a rate of 68.3%.
Free San Jose vs. Toronto FC MLS Final Analysis:
Coming into this matchup, both San Jose and Toronto have done an excellent job at generating possessions in the attacking area of the field. So far, the San Jose Earthquakes are 9th in attacking area touches, while the Toronto FC ranks 6th. Even though both squads come into this matchup generating attacking possessions at an above-average rate, the San Jose Earthquakes have the advantage on defense, ranking 1st in attacking possessions allowed. On the other side, Toronto’s opponents have complied 3039 attacking possessions, placing them 20th in the MLS.
On offense, San Jose has been able to generate shots at a higher rate than Toronto FC. So far, San Jose ranks 10th in shots taken compared to Toronto FC at 27th. For the year, San Jose has turned 10.0% of their shot into goals. As for Toronto FC, their current shooting percentage is 13.0%. So far, 31.9% of San Jose’s shots have been on target. On the other side, Toronto FC has a season-long on-target percent of 42.3%. For San Jose, they have converted on 32.0% of these on-target shots compared to Toronto FC at 30.0%.
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