Philadelphia Union vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction, 3/12/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/9/2022

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Game: Philadelphia Union vs San Jose Earthquakes

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Subaru Park in Chester, PA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-152) San Jose (+360)

Alejandro Bedoya and the Philadelphia Union (1-1-0, 6th in Eastern Conference) host the San Jose Earthquakes (0-1-1, 12th in Western Conference) at Subaru Park on Saturday. The starting goaltenders are Andre Blake for the Philadelphia Union and JT Marcinkowski for the San Jose Earthquakes. The Zolos are priced at -152 while the Earthquakes are at +360. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Philadelphia took the field against Montreal in their last match and took home the win by a score of 2-1. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 87.6% received passes percentage by converting 220 out of their 251 pass attempts in their last outing. The Zolos attempted 10 dribbles in this outing and converted 2 of the dribbles for a rate of 20.0%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Philadelphia finished at a 50.0% clip by landing 4 shots on target out of 8 total shots. Philadelphia has an average of 1.50 g/90 (3 goals in total) and have accounted for 2 assists in all contests for the season.

Alejandro Bedoya is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for the Philadelphia Union. Bedoya has been a starter in 297 matchups during his pro soccer career and he scores 0.14 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in the United States has totaled 43 goals scored in 26,950 mins played. He has accounted for 33 assists while earning 70 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Sergio Santos, the forward hailing from Brazil. He has assisted on a goal 6 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 38 total goals. Santos has totaled 7,500 minutes in 83 starts and has been given 21 yellow cards. He scores 0.46 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Philadelphia Union will be Andre Blake. Blake has been on the field for a total of 15,533 minutes and is sitting with 540 stops during his soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.33 (230 total goals allowed) and his save % is 71.7. The goalkeeper hailing from Jamaica has had 753 shots attempted at him in 173 starts. Blake (72-41-60 record in his career) has 51 shutouts, which has earned him a 29.5% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, San Jose earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 3-3 against Columbus. The Earthquakes finished the match with a 33.3% successful dribble rate by converting 3 of the 9 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by connecting on 310 out of their 363 pass attempts for a percentage of 85.4%. San Jose landed 3 shots on target out of their 6 shots attempted which gave them a 50.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 4 goals and 3 assists in all their contests, San Jose averages 2.00 goals and 1.50 assists per 90 minutes.

Jeremy Ebobisse should provide a spark for San Jose Earthquakes. He averages 0.38 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 83 matches so far in his pro soccer career. The forward who is from the United States has been on the field for 7,795 mins while scoring 33 goals. He has totaled 5 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 10 times. You should also keep an eye on Cristian Espinoza, the forward born in Argentina. He has 15 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 35 different times. Espinoza has been given a total of 25 yellow card cautions in 10,535 minutes played (125 starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.13.

JT Marcinkowski will be looking after the goal for San Jose Earthquakes. In his career, Marcinkowski has conceded 140 goals and has accumulated 315 stops in 92 starts. He has conceded 1.52 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 35-25-32. He has a save percentage of 69.8 and his shutout rate is currently 20.7%. Marcinkowski has accumulated 19 clean sheets and has defended 444 shots attempted against him in 8,280 minutes in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Jose (+360)

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