Toronto FC vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction, 7/9/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/7/2022

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Game: Toronto FC vs San Jose Earthquakes

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022

Location: BMO Field in Toronto, ON

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+130) San Jose (+200)

BMO Field is the venue where Jeremy Ebobisse and the San Jose Earthquakes (3-6-7, 14th in Western Conference) will take on Toronto FC (5-3-8, 11th in Eastern Conference) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Alex Bono for Toronto FC and JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes. The line on this game has Toronto FC coming in at +130 and the Earthquakes are at +200. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Toronto played Seattle in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 2-0. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 90.3% passes received rate by completing 594 of the 658 passing attempts in their last outing. TFC attempted 23 dribbles in this match and were successful in 10 of those tries for a rate of 43.5%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Toronto walked away from the pitch at a 46.2% rate by putting 6 SoT out of 13 total shots. Toronto averages 1.28 g/90 (23 total goals) and have earned 19 assists in all games for this campaign.

Ayo Akinola is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Toronto FC. He has 2 assists while accumulating 4 yellow cards so far in his career. Akinola has been a starter in 37 contests in his career while scoring 0.53 G/90. The forward born in Canada has earned 21 goals scored in 3,574 mins played.

One more guy who should impact this match is Jesus Jimenez, the forward representing Spain. Jimenez has accumulated 11,617 minutes during 129 starting assignments and has been handed 10 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times during his soccer career while he has scored 44 total goals. He scores 0.34 G/90 thus far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Toronto FC is Alex Bono. Bono (56-32-47 mark in his professional soccer career) has tallied 25 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 18.7% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 632 shots attempted against him in 134 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.54 (210 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 69.6. Bono has seen the pitch for a total of 12,237 minutes and has accumulated 438 stops so far in his career.

When they last played, San Jose took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Chicago. The Earthquakes finished with a 60.0% successful dribble rate by converting 15 out of the 25 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by connecting on 353 out of their 397 passes they tried earning a rate of 88.9%. San Jose converted 8 shots on goal out of their 22 shots attempted which gave them a 36.4% clip in their last game. With 27 goals and 19 assists in all their games, San Jose has an average of 1.59 goals and 1.12 assists per 90 min.

Jeremy Ebobisse will need to provide a lift for San Jose Earthquakes. The forward from the United States has 8,829 professional minutes while he has scored 42 goals. He has earned 5 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 11 times. He currently averages 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 95 outings so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Cristian Espinoza, the forward representing Argentina. He has tallied 18 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 39 different times. Espinoza has been handed 27 yellow card warnings in 11,548 professional minutes played (137 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.14.

JT Marcinkowski will be residing in front of the net for San Jose Earthquakes. During his pro soccer career, Marcinkowski has conceded 166 goals while tallying 358 saves in 104 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.60 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 38-29-37. He holds a save percentage of 69.4 and his shutout rate is 19.2%. Marcinkowski has accumulated 20 shutouts and has seen 509 shots against him in 9,360 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose (+200)

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