San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC Prediction, 11/1/2020 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/29/2020

Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs Los Angeles FC

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2020

Location: Earthquakes Stadium in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: San Jose (+210) Los Angeles (-105)

Diego Rossi and Los Angeles FC (9-4-7, 4th in the Western Conference) travel to Earthquakes Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on the San Jose Earthquakes (7-6-8, 7th in the Western Conference). The starting goaltenders will be JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes and Pablo Sisniega for Los Angeles FC. The odds on this matchup have the San Jose Earthquakes coming in at +210 and LAFC is at -105. The over/under is set at 3.25.

The Earthquakes as a team have 31 goals this season, which ranks them 7th in MLS. They have tried 282 shots at the goal with 103 of them being on target, which is a 36.5% SOT percentage. San Jose has been able to control possession for 57% of matches while they dribble successfully 55% of the time (23rd in the league). They have caught 8,665 passes from teammates on 9,844 targets for the year, which makes their receiving percentage 88.0%.

Andres Rios is a guy who should be able to impact this game for San Jose. Rios has had a starting assignment in 100 games so far in his career while scoring 0.26 goals per 90 mins. The forward who hails from Argentina has recorded 27 goals in 9,282 mins. He has totaled 5 assists while tallying 20 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Chris Wondolowski, the forward who hails from the United States. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 37 times in his career while scoring 165 total goals. Wondolowski has earned 28,312 mins in 313 starts and has been handed a total of 34 yellow card cautions. He sports an average of 0.52 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for San Jose is JT Marcinkowski. Marcinkowski has defended the goal for a total of 4,950 mins and has 174 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.36 (75 goals surrendered) and his save percentage is .707. The keeper from the United States has had 246 shots sent in his direction in 55 starts. Marcinkowski (24-14-17 mark in his career) has 14 shutouts, which has earned him a 25.5% shutout percentage.

Los Angeles has accumulated 9,990 targets on the season (5th in MLS) to go along with 8,560 completed passes. They have a receiving percentage of 85.7% while controlling possession of the ball 59% of the time. LAFC have had success dribbling 57.9% of the time so far this season while tallying 42 goals. They have been able to complete 37.1% of their shots on target on 326 total shots.

Diego Rossi will need to provide a spark for Los Angeles. He currently averages 0.49 goals per 90 mins and has started 108 matches in his professional soccer career. The forward from Uruguay has earned 9,682 mins while he has scored 53 goals. He has 6 yellow card cautions so far in his professional soccer career and has helped on a goal 14 times. Be sure to watch out for Carlos Vela, the forward who is from Mexico. Vela has been handed a total of 50 yellow card cautions in 26,857 mins played (298 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his MLS career is 0.45. He has totaled 133 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 63 different times.

Pablo Sisniega will be residing in front of the net for LAFC. So far in his career, Sisniega has conceded 32 goals while totaling 51 saves in 20 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.60 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 10-3-7. He has a save % of .632 and his clean sheet rate is 10.0%. Sisniega has 2 shutouts while he has seen 76 shots tried against him in 1,800 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-105)

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