Orlando City SC vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction, 6/22/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 6/21/2021

Game: Orlando City SC vs San Jose Earthquakes

Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (-130) San Jose (+300)

Chris Wondolowski and the San Jose Earthquakes (3-1-5, 8th in Western Conference) go to Exploria Stadium on Tuesday where they'll take on Orlando City (4-3-1, 2nd in Eastern Conference). The goalies protecting the net will be Brandon Austin for Orlando City and JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes. The Lions are priced at -130 while the Earthquakes are at +300. The total has been set at 2.75.

Orlando faced Toronto in their last matchup and took home the win by a score of 3-2. The Lions tried 6 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 5 of those tries for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 86.5% passes received rate by converting 435 of the 503 pass attempts in their last outing. In terms of shooting accuracy, Orlando wrapped this game up at a 33.3% clip by putting 4 SoT out of 12 total shots. Orlando sports an average of 1.37 goals per 90 minutes (11 goals in total) and have accounted for 10 assists in all contests this season.

Nani is a guy who can be a difference maker for Orlando City. He has totaled 84 assists while accumulating 54 yellow cards so far in his career. Nani has been given a starting assignment in 293 games in his career and he accounts for 0.30 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Cape Verde has 86 goals scored in 26,126 mins played. One more player who should impact this match is Tesho Akindele, the forward born in Canada. Akindele has been on the pitch for 10,166 mins in 105 career starts and has been given a total of 11 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 12 times during his soccer career while scoring 40 total goals. He scores 0.35 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Orlando City SC will be Brandon Austin. Austin (1-0-0 record in his career) has accumulated 0 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 0.0% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from England has had 4 shots attempted at him in 1 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 2.00 (2 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 50.0. Austin has defended the goal for 90 minutes and has accumulated 2 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

For their last match, San Jose weren't able to secure a win with a final of 0-0 against Austin. The Earthquakes ended the game with a 59.3% successful dribble rate by connecting on 16 of the 27 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by converting 365 out of their 393 passes they tried earning a percentage of 92.9%. San Jose connected on 9 shots on target out of their 13 shots tried which had them at a 69.2% clip in their last outing. With a total of 11 goals and 8 assists in all their matches, San Jose averages 1.22 goals and 0.89 assists per 90 minutes.

Chris Wondolowski will need to be on top of his game for San Jose Earthquakes. The forward who is from the United States has totaled 28,749 professional minutes while scoring 168 goals. He has 36 yellow cards during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 37 times. He scores 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 316 outings so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Cristian Espinoza, the forward who is from Argentina. Espinoza has earned himself a total of 19 yellow cards in 8,878 mins played (104 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.12. He has earned 12 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 different times.

JT Marcinkowski will be residing in front of the net for San Jose Earthquakes. In his career, Marcinkowski has allowed 93 goals and has racked up 214 stops in 66 starts. He has conceded 1.41 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 28-15-23. He holds a save % of 70.1 and his shutout rate is currently 22.7%. Marcinkowski has accumulated 15 shutouts while defending 301 shots attempted against him in 5,940 minutes in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (-130)

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