Albert
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2d
My Prediction
San Jose Earthquakes by 1On our plate today is a spicy mix of Major League Soccer, with the San Jose Earthquakes locking horns against FC Dallas. Since we're all about juicy details, let's dig right in.
First, let's talk goalkeepers. FC Dallas is guarding their net with Maarten Paes, who's been rated at 7.40 with 20 saves this season. An impressive act between the sticks by any means. Conversely, San Jose Earthquakes have a near equal sentinel themselves, called Daniel. His season has been quite solid with a 7.28 rating and 20 saves.
Expectedly, these numbers could shift quicker than a chameleon changes colors once our top players start raining shots.
For FC Dallas, Luciano Acosta has been a constant threat, clocking in with a 7.68 rating, a couple of goals, and peppering the goal mouth with 5 shots on target. Not far behind, Petar Musa, the big gun from last season, is boasting a 7.18 rating with a hat trick of goals and seven shots on the money.
Gritting their teeth to stop this storm at San Jose’s half will be Cristian Espinoza and Cristian Arango. Espinoza is a force to be reckoned with, bringing a 7.82 rating and already banging a couple into the back of the net. As if that’s not enough, Arango has been racking up some serious numbers with a 7.38 rating and scoring once from eight shots.
This soap opera spins back a few pages with some intriguing history between the two giants. FC Dallas has been at the losing end thrice compared to San Jose's single loss. Two bouts ended with peaceful handshake as well, which brings us to their regular season records.
While both teams are separated by just a couple of wins, FC Dallas has been at the bleaker side of 10 matches, whereas San Jose Earthquakes capitalized on their matches to endure only 8 losses. This makes it tougher for FC Dallas, given their recent string of unimpressive results, losing 3 out of their last 5 encounters.
As an old gypsy proverb goes, or maybe I just made it up - nope, I'm sure it goes - ‘performances are fickle as a feather in the wind, but streaks are chained to eternity’. Applied to this match up, the San Jose Earthquakes, the team that has been amusing us with a better recent form, is more likely to come out ahead in this dance.
Albert’s Prediction: San Jose Earthquakes by 1
Albert
See some of the stats I‘m using to make this prediction
Goalkeepers
Top Player Stats
Recent Results
Head-to-Head Results
Win-Loss Record