Austin FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 9/18/21
Austin FC will be trying to snap their four-game losing streak when they face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Austin is coming off a 2-1 loss to LAFC. San Jose is coming off a 4-3 loss to Real Salt Lake.
The only meeting between the two teams ended in a draw.
Austin Playing Poorly Defensively
Austin FC has lost four straight games and they didn’t play well defensively during their slump, giving up 12 goals. They will try to put an end to their losing streak with a win over the Earthquakes, which will give them their second win in their last six games.
Austin is one of the worst offensive teams in the league, scoring 22 goals in 24 games. They scored one goal in their last game, with one of their 12 shots on target.
Diego Fagundez scored the one goal for Austin, giving him his sixth goal of the year.
Austin has also struggled defensively, giving up 36 goals so far. They gave up two goals in their last game and will need to play better if they want to win this game.
San Jose Trying To Put An End To Three-Game Winless Run
The Earthquakes aren’t playing well at the moment and have only one win in their last four games. They will try to bounce back from their loss to Salt Lake with a win over Austin, which will give them their second win in their last five games.
San Jose isn’t very good offensively, scoring 28 goals in 24 games. They scored three goals in their last game, with six of their 13 shots on target.
Javier López was nearly unstoppable for San Jose and finished the game with a hat trick. Luciano Abecasis picked up an assist for the Earthquakes.
San Jose has also struggled defensively, giving up 35 goals. They gave up four goals in their last game and will need to do a better job if they want to win this game.
Side: Austin FC +110
This is a tough game to call because neither team has looked impressive in recent weeks. But, the Earthquakes have looked worse defensively and they haven’t played well on the road and they are facing a team that has scored seven goals in their last three home games, so go with Austin to pick up the win here.
Total: Over 2.5
Austin is averaging 0.91 goals per game and 1.36 goals per game at home. Even though they averaged 2.33 goals per game in their last three home games, don’t expect them to score a lot of goals against the Earthquakes, who gave up three goals in their last four road games The Earthquakes are averaging 1.16 goals per game and 0.91 goals per game on the road. Even though they are facing a defense that is giving up 1.5 goals per game, they won’t score enough goals to push the score over the total.