FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes 8/13/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

FC Dallas hosts the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. FC Dallas is third in the conference table at 9-9-7 on 36 points with a goal difference of +7. Dallas fought to a 1-1 draw with Portland on the road last Saturday. Dallas gave up a goal in second-half stoppage time (90’+6’) but Diego Chara scored for Dallas four minutes (90’+10’) later and the Toros shared the spoils.

Dallas has two victories, two draws and two losses over its last six matches in the MLS with four goals scored and four goals conceded. Each of the four victories were scorelines of 1-0. Franco Jara and Allen Velasco are the leading goal scorers for Dallas with three each, while Brandon Servania has scored two. Marco Farfan, Velasco and Servania are the leaders in assists with three each.

The San Jose Earthquakes are 13th in the conference table at 5-9-10 on 24 points with a goal difference of -10. San Jose fought to a 3-3 draw last Saturday in Austin. Benjamin Kikanovic scored San Jose’s first goal in the eighth minute followed by a Paul Marie goal in the 20th minute and an equalizer by Jeremy Ebobisse in the 88th minute.

San Jose's draw with Austin last Saturday was its fifth consecutive match in which the Earthquakes have conceded two goals or more. San Jose has conceded two goals or more in 15 of its last 17 matches on the road. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 13, while Cristian Espinoza has scored six. Espinoza is the leader in assists with seven.