San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 3/5/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/2/2022

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Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: San Jose (-123) Columbus (+255)

PayPal Park is the venue where Lucas Zelarayan and the Columbus Crew (1-0-0, 1st in Eastern Conference) will play the San Jose Earthquakes (0-0-1, 11th in Western Conference) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes and Eloy Room for the Columbus Crew. The Crew are priced at +255 while the Earthquakes are at -123. The over/under is set at 2.5.

San Jose took the field against New York in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 3-1. The Earthquakes attempted 32 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 17 of those tries for a percentage of 53.1%. In regard to passing, they ended with a 85.1% passes received percentage by connecting on 502 of the 590 targeted passes in their last game.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, San Jose walked away from the pitch at a 18.2% rate by hitting 2 shots on target of 11 total shots. San Jose averages 1.00 goal per 90 (1 goals in total) and have earned 1 assist in all matches for this campaign.

Cristian Espinoza is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for the San Jose Earthquakes. Espinoza has started 124 games in his career and tallies 0.12 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Argentina has racked up 14 goals in 10,445 mins played. He has 35 assists while accumulating 25 yellow cards during his career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Jeremy Ebobisse, the forward representing the United States. Ebobisse has been on the pitch for 7,724 minutes in 82 career starting assignments and has been handed 5 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 10 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 33 total goals. He averages 0.38 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for San Jose Earthquakes is JT Marcinkowski. Marcinkowski (35-24-32 record in his career) has tallied 19 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 20.9% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has had 438 shots tried against him in 91 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.51 (137 goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 70.1. Marcinkowski has played for 8,190 mins and has tallied 312 saves during his soccer career.

For their last outing, Columbus took home the win by a final score of 4-0 against Vancouver. They finished this game by completing 493 of the 563 passes they attempted for a percentage of 87.6%. The Crew finished with a 69.2% successful dribble percentage by converting 18 of the 26 dribbles they tried. Columbus had 7 shots on target out of 22 shots attempted which had them at a 31.8% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 4 goals and 2 assists in all competitions, Columbus has an average of 4.00 goals and 2.00 assists per 90.

Lucas Zelarayan should be able to be counted on for Columbus Crew. He is averaging 0.33 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 144 games in his career. The midfielder representing Argentina has been on the pitch for 12,916 professional minutes and has earned 47 goals. He has 8 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 28 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Gyasi Zardes, the forward representing the United States. He has tallied 88 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 22 different times. Zardes has earned himself a total of 12 yellow card warnings in 19,427 professional minutes played (216 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.41.

Eloy Room is expected to look after the net for Columbus Crew. During his pro soccer career, Room has allowed 305 goals and has totaled 749 stops in 223 starting assignments. He has given up 1.35 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 89-58-78. He has earned a save percentage of 72.4 and his clean sheet rate is currently 22.9%. Room has racked up 51 shutouts and has seen 1,047 shots attempted against him in 20,271 minutes throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Jose (-123)

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