SJ Earthquakes at NY City FC 9/14/19 - MLS Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 09/13/2019 at 10:39 PM ET

New York City have been in really good form lately and are riding at the top of a nice undefeated streak. They will look to extend that streak when they will host San Jose on Saturday. San Jose are coming off a tough loss that put an end to their two-match winning streak.

San Jose (13-11-5) are coming into this match after a quite mediocre match on the road against Real Salt Lake, where they eventually lost by a slim 0-1. They have now lost four of their last six matches and are not in very good shape. San Jose are sitting at the 5th spot of the Western Conference with 44 points, one ahead of Portland and Dallas. They have not been anything special on the road so far (3-8-3) and have lost each of their last four away matches.

New York City (15-5-9) should be feeling lucky about the 1-1 home draw against Toronto mid-week, as their opponents missed a penalty kick that would have given them the lead. Even so, they are still undefeated in their last six matches (5-0-1). Moreover, they are leading the Eastern Conference with 54 points, three points ahead of Philadelphia. New York City are really strong at home (9-1-5), scoring two goals for every goal they conceded (28:14). However, they have kept just a single clean sheet in their last seven home matches in all competitions.

New York City have dominated this match-up over the years and have never lost to San Jose (3-0-1).  This season they are really strong at home and should have the upper hand regarding the win. San Jose have been mediocre at best on the road and will not have an easy job here. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw both teams score here, but I am backing the hosts.

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