San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, 9/16/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/11/2023

Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: San Jose (+101) Salt Lake (+260)

The Claret and Cobalt (11-7-9) are on their way to PayPal Park on Saturday where they will take on the Earthquakes (9-10-9). The Earthquakes open at +101 while RSL is at +260. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Daniel for San Jose and Zac MacMath for Salt Lake.

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The Earthquakes have a rank of 12th in the category of expected goals having 35.3, and the team's expected goals against sit at 41.3. San Jose has given up 36 goals while allowing 1.29 goals per 90, and their opponents have accounted for 140 SoT against them. This team's difference in goals is -4 by way of 32 goals put in the net in addition to 36 goals given up. They have amassed 9 clean sheets, which puts them at a rate of 32.1% this year. The San Jose Earthquakes have tallied 103 SVs and also hold a SV percentage of 77.9 on the season. San Jose has compiled 65 yellow card warnings so far this season and 4 red cards. This year, this club holds an average of 1.32 pts per match (37 pts) and also have a rank of 22nd in the league with 22 assists.

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On the year, RSL has a save percentage of 65.4 (104 shots on target against), and they also sit at 11th in the league with 40 points. The Claret and Cobalt are averaging 1.48 pts per contest while totaling 32 assists and 1 red card. Real Salt Lake has earned 38 goals and the team's expected goals on the campaign is 35.6. RSL has tallied a clean sheet % of 25.9% so far this year and also 61 yellow cards. This team's goals against per 90 min is at 1.44 in addition to 66 saves, and they have amassed 7 shutouts. Salt Lake is ranked 16th in the matter of goals against having 39, and their goal differential sits at -1.

The man protecting the net for San Jose will be Daniel. Daniel has played a total of 13,569 minutes and has tallied 498 saves during his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.35 (203 goals given up) and he has earned a save % of .710. The goalkeeper from Brazil has seen 701 shots attempted at him in 151 starts. Daniel (69-46-36 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 42 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 27.8% shutout rate.

Zac MacMath will be looking after the net for Salt Lake. So far in his pro soccer career, MacMath has allowed 567 goals and has racked up 1,278 stops in 406 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.39 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 141-100-167. He has earned a save % of .693 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.3%. MacMath has tallied 111 shutouts while defending 1,844 shots tried against him in 36,565 mins throughout his career.

Cristian Espinoza is one player who has a chance to score for San Jose. Espinoza has been a starter in 184 matches in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Argentina has racked up 33 goals scored in 15,704 professional minutes played. He has totaled 48 assists while earning 32 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Salt Lake has a guy in Marcelo Silva, who is known to give defenses fits. The defenseman representing Uruguay has 21,888 minutes and has earned 11 goals. He scores 0.05 goals per 90 minutes and has started 249 outings thus far in his career. He has tallied 61 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 1 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Salt Lake (+260)

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