St. Louis City SC vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction: Don’t expect to get excited

St. Louis City SC head back to the pitch this week as they prepare to host San Jose Earthquakes at the Citypark. St. Louis City have been in a miserable spell for about 2 months and they are anxious to turn their fortunes around. They ended their last game in a defeat away from home against Vancouver Whitecaps, and now they head back home to find a win against San Jose Earthquakes. The Earthquakes are equally having a terrible spell and they have not recorded a single win since their win over Colorado Rapids in may. The Earthquakes will also try all they can to get a win in this game against St. Louis City.

Current ranking shows St. Louis City is 12th on the western conference table with 19 points while San Jose is 14th with 11 points.

St. Louis City SC

St. Louis City SC are back in action this week as their search for a win continues. They have failed to win since they beat Chicago Fire at home back in May. They prepare to take on bottom-side San Jose Earthquakes and they will do everything to win.

St. Louis City’s form guide shows 2 draws and 3 losses in 5 games (DLLDL), St. Louis City are also without a win in their last 9 matches (LLLDDLLDL) and they won once in their last 10 matches (WLLLDDLLDL). At home, St. Louis City also had 2 draws and 3 losses (LLDLD).

St. Louis City lost 4-3 to Vancouver Whitecaps in their last match away from home. St. Louis City scored twice in the first half through Njabulo Blom (7’) and Eduard Lowen (12’) (PK), and they conceded once in the 37th minute. And in the second half, St Louis City conceded 3 goals in the 54th, 61st and 90th minute, and Nokkvi Porisson grabbed a late goal for St. Louis City in the 90+3 minute to end the game 4-3. St. Louis City had the following stat: 43% possession, 3 big chances, 3 goalkeeper saves, 5 corner kicks and 4 shots on target.

San Jose Earthquakes

The Earthquakes are on the road in this fixture as they take on St. Louis City at the Citypark. The earthquakes lost their last game at home against LA Galaxy and that was their 5th straight defeat in the league. San Jose Earthquakes will hope for a final breakthrough against a St. Louis City team that is also currently struggling as they are.

San Jose’s recent form shows 5 losses in the last 5 matches (LLLLL), and a winless streak in the last 8 matches (LLDLLLLL). San Jose’s away form also shows 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats (DWLLL) and across 10 league matches, they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses (WWLLDLLLLL).

San Jose’s last match ended in a 3-0 defeat against LA Galaxy. San Jose conceded the opening goal in the 37th minute and in the second half they conceded twice in the 72nd and 90+1 minute. In the end San Jose’s stats was: - 38% possession, 5 big chances, 4 goalkeeper saves, 5 corner kicks and 6 shots on target.

Head to Head

St. Louis City and San Jose Earthquakes played only twice against each other in the past, and St. Louis City won both games.

Team Streaks

San Jose Earthquakes lost 5 matches

Both clubs are winless in 9 matches

St. Louis City are without a clean sheet in 4 matches

San Jose Earthquakes are without a clean sheet in 10 matches

San Jose 5/5 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals

Both teams scored in 6/7 of San Jose’s games

San Jose conceded first in 5/5 matches

There were more than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches for San Jose Earthquakes

Both teams are really poor at the moment and this makes it difficult to trust either team to come out on top in this game. St. Louis City SC are closer to a win than San Jose Earthquakes, but they will need to put in a good performance to snatch a win here. If there is a scoring chance in this game, then you can trust St. Louis City to be behind it.

• 3 Way Total Under 4 Goals at 1.7 Odds
• Home Win and Under 4.5 Goals at 2.16 Odds
• St. Louis City to Win at 1.66 Odds