Our prediction for this MLS match:
San Jose Earthquakes will look to recover from a heavy defeat to Houston Dynamo when they take on St Louis City on Sunday afternoon. The Earthquakes have been producing excellent displays at home and they are surely capable of making life difficult for the newcomers at their PayPal Park. Forward Cade Cowell is on international duty with USA, while Nathan remains in the recovery room.
St Louis City, on the other hand, produce much better showings at home than on the travels, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. As for the away team, both Joao Klauss and Nilsson are out of contention through injuries, while Rasmus Alm should be recalled to the starting XI. It has to be noted that the two sides meet for the first time ever in the Major League Soccer.
Highlighted Team (San Jose Earthquakes):
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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.