San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 7/24/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/23/2021

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Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: San Jose (+143) Houston (+196)

Chris Wondolowski and the San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-7, 11th in Western Conference) play the Houston Dynamo (3-7-4, 9th in Western Conference) at PayPal Park on Saturday. The starting goalies are JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes and Marko Maric for the Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo are priced at +196 while the Earthquakes are at +143. The O/U is set at 2.75.

San Jose took the field against Kansas City in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. The Earthquakes tried 11 dribbles in this match and completed 6 of those attempts for a rate of 54.5%. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 86.5% passes received rate by completing 334 out of their 386 pass attempts last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, San Jose finished the game at a 23.1% rate by landing 3 shots on target of 13 shots. San Jose sports an average of 1.14 goals per 90 minutes (16 goals in total) and have accounted for 13 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Chris Wondolowski is a player who should be able to impact this match for the San Jose Earthquakes. Wondolowski has started 319 games so far in his career while he scores 0.52 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from the United States has totaled 168 goals scored in 29,078 minutes played. He has 37 assists while accumulating 36 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Someone else who should impact this game is Cristian Espinoza, the forward hailing from Argentina. He has assisted on a goal 31 times during his career and he has scored 12 total goals. Espinoza has 9,285 minutes during 109 starts and has been handed 22 yellow card cautions. He sports an average of 0.12 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for San Jose Earthquakes will be JT Marcinkowski. Marcinkowski has seen the field for 6,390 mins and has earned 227 stops during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.48 (105 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 68.8. The keeper hailing from the United States has faced 324 shots sent his way in 71 career starts. Marcinkowski (28-18-25 mark during his career) has recorded 15 shutouts, which has earned him a 21.1% clean sheet percentage.

When they last took the field, Houston were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Vancouver. They finished this game by converting 318 out of their 369 passes they tried for a percentage of 86.2%. The Dynamo finished the match with a 53.3% successful dribble rate by completing 8 out of the 15 dribbles they attempted. Houston landed 1 SoT out of 8 shots attempted earning them a 12.5% clip in their last game. With 15 goals and 13 assists in all their games, Houston is averaging 1.07 goals and 0.93 assists per 90.

Memo Rodriguez should provide solid play for Houston Dynamo. The midfielder from the United States has played 7,767 professional minutes while scoring 28 goals. He has collected 14 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped on a goal 14 times. He currently averages 0.32 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 87 games during his soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Maximiliano Urruti, the forward born in Argentina. He has earned 59 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 25 times. Urruti has been handed 21 yellow card warnings in 15,029 mins played (168 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his soccer career is 0.35.

Marko Maric is expected to look after the net for Houston Dynamo. During his pro soccer career, Maric has surrendered 186 goals and has accumulated 314 stops in 125 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.49 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 32-45-48. He holds a save percentage of 68.6 and his clean sheet rate sits at 19.2%. Maric has tallied 24 shutouts while defending 456 shots against him in 11,250 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose (+143)

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