San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/22/2023

Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: San Jose (+113) Dallas (+240)

PayPal Park is where FCD (6-4-3) will go up against the San Jose Earthquakes (5-3-5) on Saturday. FCD is priced at +240 while the Earthquakes are at +113. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The starting goalkeepers will be J.T. Marcinkowski for San Jose and Maarten Paes for Dallas.

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San Jose has relinquished 18 goals while giving up 1.38 G/90, and the opposition are sitting with 55 SoT on them. They have accounted for 3 clean sheets, which gives them a percentage of 23.1% on the campaign. San Jose has compiled 26 yellow card warnings on the campaign and 1 red card. The Earthquakes sit at 9th when talking about goals expected having 20.0, and their xGA are 18.5. On the campaign, this club has an average of 1.38 pts per match (18 points) and they also have a rank of 23rd in the league with 9 assists. Their goal differential is currently at -1 with 17 goals scored and 18 goals conceded. The San Jose Earthquakes have a total of 37 SVs and have a save rate of 70.9 on the year.

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FC Dallas has totaled 16 goals and their goals expected on the season is at 14.6. The team's goals against/90 minutes is 1.00 in addition to 38 saves, and they have accumulated 3 clean sheets. Over the course of the season, Dallas has a save rate of 74.5 (51 SoT against), and they also rank 7th in the league with 22 points. Dallas is ranked 12th in relation to goals given up having 13, and the squad's difference in goals is sitting at 3. Dallas has earned a clean sheet rate of 23.1% on the season and also 33 yellow cards. The Toros have put together an average of 1.69 points per contest while amassing 14 assists and 1 red card.

The guy who will defend the goal for San Jose will be J.T. Marcinkowski. His GA/90 is 1.61 (215 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .683. Marcinkowski (47-37-50 mark in his career) has totaled 26 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 19.4% clean sheet percentage. Marcinkowski has played for 12,015 mins and has accumulated 451 saves during his pro soccer career. The goalie born in the United States has seen 660 shots attempted against him in 134 career starting assignments.

Maarten Paes is expected to look after the goal for Dallas. Paes has accumulated 63 clean sheets while defending 1,240 shots against him in 24,231 mins throughout his career. He holds a save % of .715 and his clean sheet rate is currently 23.6%. He has given up 1.32 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 104-77-88. So far in his career, Paes has conceded 356 goals while tallying 886 saves in 267 starts.

Cristian Espinoza is a player who can be a difference maker for San Jose. Espinoza has been given a starting assignment in 169 contests so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.18 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Argentina has racked up 29 goals scored in 14,371 mins. He has 46 assists while accumulating 31 yellow cards so far in his career.

Dallas features a game changer in Jesus Ferreira, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. He has collected 17 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 22 times. The forward from the United States has been on the field for 10,384 professional minutes and has scored 50 goals. He sports an average of 0.43 goals per 90 and has started 119 games so far in his pro soccer career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose (+113)

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