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San Jose Earthquakes vs Orlando City SC Prediction, 5/18/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/15/2024

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Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs Orlando City SC

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: AppleTV

The Earthquakes (3-1-8) are welcoming Orlando City (3-3-5) at PayPal Park on Saturday. The goalies who are expected to start are William Yarbrough for San Jose and Pedro Gallese for Orlando.

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San Jose has given up 28 goals while giving up 2.33 goals per 90 minutes, and the other team are sitting with 69 shots on target on them. They have yet to earn a clean sheet this season. San Jose has accounted for 35 yellow card warnings on the year and also 2 red cards. The Earthquakes are ranked 11th in relation to expected goals with 16.3, and their expected goals against sit at 17.4. This year, this club sports an average of 0.83 points per match (10 points) and they also rank 9th in MLS with 14 assists. Their goal differential is -8 by way of 20 goals notched and also 28 goals conceded. The San Jose Earthquakes have earned 41 saves and they are the owners of a SV% of 65.2 on the season.

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The Lions come in with an average of 1.09 points per match while earning 11 assists and 1 red card. Orlando has tallied a shut out percentage of 18.2% the season as well as 24 yellow cards. Orlando sits at 25th concerning goals conceded having 20, and the goal differential is sitting at -6. On the campaign, Orlando has a save rate of 62.5 (48 shots on target against), and they also are ranked 22nd in the league with 12 pts. This club's goals against per 90 is at 1.82 in addition to 27 saves, and they have 2 shut outs. Orlando City SC has earned 14 goals and the team's goals expected on the campaign is at 15.0.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for San Jose will be William Yarbrough. Yarbrough has played a total of 22,859 mins and has accumulated 833 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.39 (353 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of 73.0. The goalie from the United States has had 1,185 shots sent in his direction in 255 starts. Yarbrough (93-71-90 record in his career) has tallied 70 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.5% clean sheet rate.

Pedro Gallese will be residing in front of the net for Orlando. He has allowed 1.47 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 87-60-82. Gallese has 55 clean sheets while defending 676 shots against him in 20,631 career minutes. In his career, Gallese has conceded 271 goals while earning 436 stops in 231 starts. He has earned a save percentage of 67.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently 23.8%.

Cristian Espinoza is one man who can be a force on the pitch for San Jose. Espinoza has had a starting assignment in 202 matchups thus far in his career and he accounts for 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Argentina has racked up 36 goals in 17,312 mins played. He has totaled 59 assists while tallying 10 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Orlando is being led onto the pitch by Facundo Torres, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. He sports an average of 0.32 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 110 outings in his career. The forward from Uruguay has been on the field for 9,698 minutes and he has scored 34 goals. He has accumulated 7 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Jose

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