Austin FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes 8/6/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Austin FC hosts the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Austin is second in the conference table at 13-5-5 on 44 points with a goal difference of +19. Austin took all three points on the road last Saturday when defeating Sporting Kansas City 2-0. Alexander Ring and Sebastian Driussi each scored a goal to help lead Austin to the victory.

Austin has scored at least one goal in each of its last 13 matches which is the longest active scoring run in the MLS, following its 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City last Saturday. Sebastian Driussi is the leading goal scorer for Austin with 13, while Maximiliano Urruti has scored seven. Diego Fagundez is the leader in assists with seven and Driussi has five.

San Jose is 13th in the conference table at 5-8-10 on 23 points with a goal difference of -10. San Jose was defeated at home on Wednesday by Inter Miami 1-0. San Jose gave up an early goal in the 12th minute to Miami and could not respond over the final 78 minutes. Jeremy Ebobisse had San Jose's best opportunity in the 65th minute but his shot was stopped by Miami’s keeper.

San Jose has only one victory in its 11 matches on the road this season with three draws and seven losses. The Earthquakes have posted a clean sheet in only one of their last 19 road matches dating back to August of last year. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 11 and Cristian Espinoza has scored five. Jamiro Monteiro is the leader in assists with six.