New York City FC vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction, 5/1/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/25/2022

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Game: New York City FC vs San Jose Earthquakes

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York City (-152) San Jose (+360)

Yankee Stadium is the venue where Cristian Espinoza and the San Jose Earthquakes (1-3-4, 13th in Western Conference) will play New York City FC (3-1-3, 7th in Eastern Conference) on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Sean Johnson for New York City FC and JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes. The line on this contest has New York City FC priced at -152 and the Earthquakes are at +360. The O/U is set at 2.5.

New York City took the field against Toronto in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 5-4. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 96.9% rate by completing 465 of the 480 pass attempts in their last game. NYCFC tried 22 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 8 of those tries for a rate of 36.4%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, New York City ended this match at a 50.0% rate by putting 11 shots on target of 22 total shots. New York City is averaging 2.29 goals per 90 minutes (16 total goals) and have earned 9 assists in all games for the year.

Heber is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for New York City FC. Heber has been a starter in 88 matchups during his pro soccer career and scores 0.62 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Brazil has tallied 52 goals scored in 7,604 minutes played. He has 10 assists while tallying 11 yellow cards during his soccer career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Valentin Castellanos, the forward born in Argentina. Castellanos has totaled 8,528 mins during 96 starting assignments and has been handed 35 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 17 times thus far in his career while scoring 45 total goals. He sports an average of 0.47 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for New York City FC will be Sean Johnson. Johnson has defended the goal for a total of 29,496 mins and has earned 1,004 saves during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.32 (431 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 70.8. The keeper from the United States has seen 1,420 shots attempted at him in 328 starts. Johnson (128-94-106 mark in his career) has accumulated 78 shutouts, which gives him a 23.8% shutout percentage.

In their last game, San Jose walked away with a victory by a final of 4-3 against Seattle. They finished the match by completing 496 out of their 550 passing attempts for a percentage of 90.2%. The Earthquakes finished the match with a 42.9% successful dribble percentage by converting 9 out of the 21 dribbles they attempted. San Jose had 6 shots on target out of the team's 23 shots tried which had them sitting at a 26.1% clip when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 15 goals and 9 assists in all competitions, San Jose averages 1.87 goals and 1.13 assists per 90 minutes.

Cristian Espinoza should be someone to watch for San Jose Earthquakes. The forward hailing from Argentina has totaled 11,011 mins while earning 18 goals. He has accounted for 26 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 35 times. He currently averages 0.15 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 131 contests thus far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Jeremy Ebobisse, the forward representing the United States. Ebobisse has been handed a total of 5 yellow card warnings in 8,310 professional minutes played (89 career starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.41. He has scored 38 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 10 times.

JT Marcinkowski will be looking after the goal for San Jose Earthquakes. During his career, Marcinkowski has given up 154 goals while earning 334 stops in 98 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.57 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 36-27-35. He sports a save % of 69.4 and his clean sheet rate is currently 19.4%. Marcinkowski has racked up 19 clean sheets while defending 474 shots against him in 8,820 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York City (-152)

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