San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas Prediction, 10/2/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/1/2024

Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: AppleTV

The Earthquakes (5-3-23) will try to beat FC Dallas (10-7-14) at PayPal Park on Wednesday. The men protecting the net are William Yarbrough for San Jose and Maarten Paes for Dallas.

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The San Jose Earthquakes have recorded 100 SVs and have a SV percentage of 62.0 this year. This team's goal differential is currently at -35 by means of 37 goals put in the net and 72 goals given up. This season, the club averages 0.58 pts per match (18 points) and also are ranked 28th in the league with 25 assists. The Earthquakes rank 20th in goals expected having 41.3, and the xGA are at 53.9. San Jose has accumulated 65 yellow card warnings on the campaign and also 3 red cards. San Jose has allowed 72 goals while conceding 2.32 goals per 90, and opponents have accumulated 171 shots on target against them. They have amassed 2 clean sheets, giving them a % of 6.5% this season.

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On the season, Dallas has a save % of 73.0 (174 SoTA), and have a rank of 19th in the league with 37 pts. The Toros are averaging 1.19 pts per fixture while having 33 assists and 1 red card. FC Dallas has tallied 50 goals and their goals expected so far this season sits at 38.5. Dallas has accumulated a clean sheet % of 19.4% so far this season as well as 66 yellow cards. Their goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.68 with 121 saves, and they have 6 shutouts. Dallas sits at 18th in the category of goals against having 52, and the squad's goal difference is coming in at -2.

The man who will protect the net for San Jose is William Yarbrough. Yarbrough (94-72-99 mark during his career) has earned 71 shutouts, which gives him a 26.7% shutout percentage. The goalie born in the United States has faced 1,237 shots sent in his direction in 266 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.43 (379 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of 72.3. Yarbrough has seen the field a total of 23,849 minutes and has earned 860 stops during his soccer career.

Maarten Paes will be looking after the goal for Dallas. He has allowed 1.31 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 56-38-60. Paes has racked up 30 shutouts while defending 646 shots against him in 13,781 minutes in his career. In his pro soccer career, Paes has conceded 200 goals and has racked up 447 saves in 154 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save percentage of 71.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 19.5%.

Cristian Espinoza is one member of the side to keep an eye out for San Jose. The forward hailing from Argentina has recorded 38 goals scored in 18,937 mins. Espinoza has been given a starting assignment in 221 games in his career and he tallies 0.18 G/90. He has totaled 63 assists while earning 10 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

Dallas features an attacker in Petar Musa, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan in this fixture. He scores 0.58 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 93 matches so far in his career. The forward from Croatia has been on the field for 8,898 mins and has scored 57 goals. He has 1 yellow card so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose

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