San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 7/17/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/16/2024

Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: AppleTV

The Dynamo (8-7-7) are traveling to PayPal Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Earthquakes (4-2-17). The goalies expected to start will be William Yarbrough for San Jose and Steve Clark for Houston.

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The Earthquakes have a rank of 16th when talking about xG with 32.9, and their expected goals against sit at 40.9. San Jose has surrendered 58 goals while giving up 2.52 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing teams have earned 125 shots on target against them. Their difference in goals is at -27 by way of 31 goals scored and also 58 goals surrendered. They have accumulated 1 clean sheet, which puts them at a percentage of 4.3% over the course of the season. The San Jose Earthquakes have accumulated 67 SVs and also hold a SV% of 58.4 so far this year. San Jose is sitting with 52 yellow cards on the campaign as well as 3 red cards. This season, this team holds an average of 0.61 points per contest (14 pts) and are 23rd in MLS with 20 assists.

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This season, Houston has a save % of 74.5 (98 shots on target against), and they also rank 14th in MLS with 31 pts. The Dynamo are sitting with an average of 1.41 pts per fixture while totaling 21 assists and 1 red card. The Houston Dynamo have totaled 30 goals and the team's xG this year sits at 27.1. Houston has tallied a shut out percentage of 18.2% on the year and also 46 yellow card cautions. Their goals against per 90 is 1.23 with 70 saves, and they have recorded 4 shutouts. Houston has a rank of 14th in relation to goals surrendered having 27, and the goal differential is at 3.

The man protecting the net for San Jose is William Yarbrough. Yarbrough (94-72-97 record during his soccer career) has accounted for 71 shutouts, which gives him a 26.9% shutout rate. The goalie hailing from the United States has seen 1,229 shots sent in his direction in 264 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.43 (375 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 72.3. Yarbrough has seen the field a total of 23,669 mins and has earned 855 stops during his career.

Steve Clark will be residing in front of the net for Houston. He has conceded 1.41 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 125-91-125. Clark has racked up 83 shutouts and has seen 1,634 shots tried against him in 30,624 career mins. So far in his career, Clark has allowed 481 goals and has 1,154 saves in 342 starts. He has earned a save percentage of 72.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently 24.3%.

Cristian Espinoza is a player who can make an impact for San Jose. Espinoza has been given a starting assignment in 213 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.18 G/90. The forward who is from Argentina has earned 37 goals in 18,224 professional minutes played. He has totaled 62 assists while accumulating 10 yellow cards in his career.

Houston is being led onto the pitch by Ibrahim Aliyu, who pesters opposing defenses. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 mins and has started 108 outings thus far in his career. The forward born in Nigeria has totaled 8,828 mins while scoring 23 goals. He has 0 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 6 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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