Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/22/2022

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Game: Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (-132) San Jose (+320)

Dairon Asprilla and the Portland Timbers (6-9-6, 8th in Western Conference) host the San Jose Earthquakes (5-7-8, 13th in Western Conference) at Providence Park on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Aljaz Ivacic for the Portland Timbers and JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes. The Timbers are priced at -132 while the Earthquakes are at +320. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Portland played Vancouver in their most recent match and earned a one point draw by a score of 1-1. In regard to passing, they earned a 89.2% received passes percentage by converting 526 out of their 590 pass targets in their last game. The Timbers attempted 12 dribbles in this matchup and converted 6 of those attempts for a rate of 50.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Portland finished at a 26.7% rate by putting 4 shots on target of 15 total shots. Portland has an average of 1.57 goals per 90 (33 goals in total) and have accounted for 22 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Dairon Asprilla is a guy who can be a difference maker for the Portland Timbers. He has totaled 12 assists while tallying 24 yellow cards during his soccer career. Asprilla has been a starter in 107 matchups in his career and scores 0.33 G/90. The forward from Colombia has totaled 34 goals scored in 9,382 mins played.

Another player who should impact this match is Yimmi Chara, the forward hailing from Columbia. Chara has 15,843 minutes during 181 starts and has been handed a total of 7 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times thus far in his career while scoring 40 goals. He is averaging 0.23 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Portland Timbers will be Aljaz Ivacic. Ivacic (9-9-14 record during his career) has earned 4 shutouts, which gives him a 12.5% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Slovenia has seen 169 shots sent his way in 32 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 2.00 (65 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 63.3. Ivacic has played for 2,931 mins and has 106 stops in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, San Jose walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1 against Houston. The Earthquakes had a 40.0% successful dribble rate by converting 4 of the 10 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by converting 419 out of their 487 passes they tried for a percentage of 86.0%. San Jose connected on 5 shots on goal out of 16 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 31.3% rate in their last match. Having tallied 33 goals and 23 assists in all competitions, San Jose is averaging 1.65 goals and 1.15 assists per 90 min.

Jeremy Ebobisse should be able to be counted on for San Jose Earthquakes. The forward representing the United States has been on the pitch for 9,167 professional minutes while scoring 43 goals. He has tallied 5 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 11 times. He averages 0.42 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 99 games in his career. You should also watch out for Cristian Espinoza, the forward representing Argentina. He has earned 18 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 39 different times. Espinoza has been handed 28 yellow cards in 11,887 mins (141 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.14.

JT Marcinkowski is expected to look after the net for San Jose Earthquakes. Marcinkowski has earned 20 shutouts and defended 509 shots against him in 9,360 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of 69.4 and his shutout rate is 19.2%. He has surrendered 1.60 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 38-29-37. So far in his pro soccer career, Marcinkowski has surrendered 166 goals while tallying 358 stops in 104 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose (+320)

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