San Jose Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo 7/17/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The San Jose Earthquakes host the Houston Dynamo on Sunday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. San Jose is 12th in the conference table at 5-7-7 on 22 points with a goal difference of -7. San Jose defeated the LA Galaxy 3-2 on Wednesday in the California Clasico. Cristian Espinoza scored in the 13th minute for San Jose, while Jeremy Ebobisse scored in the 14th minute and Marcos Johan Lopez scored the eventual winner in the 40th minute.

In San Jose's victory over LA Galaxy on Wednesday, five goals were scored which is the seventh time this season the Earthquakes have played in a match in which five goals or more were scored. Jeremy Ebobisse is the leading goal scorer for San Jose with 11, while Cristian Espinoza has scored five. Jamiro Monteiro is the leader in assists for San Jose with six.

The Houston Dynamo is 11th in the conference table at 6-4-10 on 22 points with a goal difference of -3. Houston lost to Austin 3-1 on the road Tuesday in its most recent MLS match. Houston opened the scoring in the match with a goal by Adalberto Carrasquilla in the 11th minute, but Houston would give up three unanswered goals to Austin.

Houston lost for the fourth consecutive time on the road when falling to Austin on Tuesday and the Dynamo have lost 14 of the last 17 matches on the road with just two wins and one draw. Darwin Quintero is the leading goal scorer for Houston with seven, while Sebastian Ferreira has scored six. The leader in assists is Adam Lundqvist with five and Ferreira has three.