San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy Prediction, 9/13/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 9/12/2020

Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2020

Location: Earthquakes Stadium in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: San Jose (+135) LA (+188)

Carlos Fierro and the LA Galaxy (4-2-3, 4th in the Western Conference) head to Earthquakes Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet the San Jose Earthquakes (2-3-4, 13th in the Western Conference). The starting goalies are Daniel Vega for the San Jose Earthquakes and David Bingham for the LA Galaxy. The odds on this game have the San Jose Earthquakes coming in at +135 and the Galaxy are at +188. The total has been set at 3.

San Jose controls possession for 57.8% of contests while they dribble successfully 57.1% of the time (18th in the league). They have attempted 130 shots at the opposition with 43 of them being on target, which means they have a 33.1% SOT percentage. The Earthquakes as a team have scored 15 goals for the season, which is 13th in the league. They have caught 3,831 passes on 4,410 attempts on the year, giving them a receiving percentage of 86.9%.

Carlos Fierro is a guy who should be able to impact this game for the Earthquakes. He has accounted for 17 assists while tallying 12 yellow card cautions in his career. Fierro has started 130 matchups in his MLS career and scores 0.11 goals per 90 mins. The forward who was born in Mexico has racked up 14 goals (156th among active players) in 11,760 minutes. One more guy who could decide who wins is Chris Wondolowski, the forward who is from the United States. Wondolowski has totaled 27,507 minutes in 304 starts and has been handed a total of 34 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 163 goals. He averages 0.53 goals per 90 mins so far in his MLS career (15th among active MLS players).

The man who is expected to defend the goal for San Jose will be Daniel Vega. Vega has played for a total of 10,529 minutes and has accumulated 361 saves so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.37 (160 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .704. The goalie from Argentina has had 513 shots tried at him in 117 career starts. Vega (50-26-41 mark during his career) has accumulated 37 clean sheets, which has earned him a 31.6% clean sheet percentage.

LA has totaled 3,427 pass targets for the season (24th in the league) with 2,951 successful received passes. They have a receiving percentage of 86.1% and they have controlled possession of the ball 47.2% of the time. The Galaxy have dribbled successfully 53.5% of the time this year while tallying 15 goals. They have completed 41.2% of their shots on 102 total shots.

Ethan Zubak will need to provide a spark for LA. The forward who is from the United States has been on the field for 6,934 professional minutes and he has scored 27 goals (85th among active players). He has accumulated 10 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 7 times. He sports an average of 0.35 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 233 matches so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Cristian Pavon, the forward who hails from Argentina. He has earned 29 goals in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 28 different times. Pavon has been handed 6 yellow card cautions in 8,202 mins played (93 starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.32 (75th among active players).

David Bingham is expected to look after the goal for the Galaxy. Bingham has 49 clean sheets while seeing 795 shots against him in 16,292 mins throughout his career. He has a save % of .697 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.2%. He has surrendered 1.44 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 74-42-66. So far in his MLS career, Bingham has conceded 260 goals while he has earned 554 saves in 180 starting assignments.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LA (+188) and under 3 goals

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