Our prediction for this MLS match:
Sunday’s football game at PayPal Park pits together San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. San Jose made a slow start to the season, with the team recording only one win in the process. As a result, the bookies see them as underdogs in Sunday’s showdown. All Alfredo Morales, Bruno Wilson, Daniel, and JT Marcinkowski are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Black and Gold, on the other hand, proved their worth in a 3-2 win over Portland Timbers. As San Jose Earthquakes have been struggling at the back in the 2024 MLS campaign, we are tempted to place our bets on the visiting team this time out. The visitors will be without Aaron Long, David Martinez, and Lorenzo Dellavalle in Sunday’s showdown.
Highlighted Team (San Jose Earthquakes):
San Jose Earthquakes are members of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The Quakes have been participating in the league since 1996 and they won their first MLS Cup trophy in 2001. Back then San Jose outplayed star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy in the title game, but it has to be noted that they scored the winner in the extra time.
Two years later the Quakes managed to repeat the success, with the team beating Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS Cup final. Avaya Stadium is the home ground of San Jose Earthquakes and the capacity of the venue is 18.000. The construction of the stadium cost no less than $100 million and the venue was opened in March, 2015. The club’s home colors are blue and black, whilst the Quakes wear white and red shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.
Chris Wondolowski is the club’s biggest star and he has been playing for San Jose Earthquakes since 2009. The USA ace has 121 league goals on his account ahead of the start of the 2017 season.