San Jose Earthquakes VS New England Match Prediction

New England Revolution may be in poor form in MLS, but they can take a lot of confidence from the head-to-head record between the two sides, as they have won their last three meetings against San Jose Earthquakes. The last two games have both ended 2-1 to New England, with Kelyn Rowe hitting a brace to complete a fine comeback for the Revolution in 2015's fixture.

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San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution: Prediction

Despite the head-to-head record being strongly in favour of New England Revolution, it is very tempting to side with San Jose Earthquakes as their form is slightly better in the last few weeks. 
However, this is a match between two sides that have little to no chance of making the play-offs, which could take the pressure off, although the standard of football is not likely to be very high. Goals look certain to be on the cards as New England have conceded at least two goals in all of their last four MLS matches.

San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution: Betting Tips

Hosts San Jose Earthquakes can be backed at 13/14 for this game, while the bookmakers have made New England Revolution 3/1 to claim the points in this MLS fixture. Although none of the last six matches between the sides have ended in a draw, the price of 5/2 on a tie is tempting.

Over 2.5 goals has landed in 19 of New England's last 23 away games in MLS, so odds of 13/14 look like a very solid bet for this to happen again. New England have conceded two or more goals four times in a row in MLS, so San Jose to score at least twice is worth considering at evens too.

A 2-1 loss to struggling Houston Dynamo was a sign of how out-of-form San Jose Earthquakes are, with coach Dominic Kinnear not having a lot of options if he wants to change his team. Chad Barrett and Henok Goitom could be in line to start after coming off the bench last time out.

San Jose Earthquakes likely XI:

A run of four defeats in five has dampened confidence at New England Revolution, who could freshen up their strikeforce for his game after drawing a blank in their last two matches. Juan Agudelo looks to be one of the best options from the bench to promote into the team for coach Jay Heaps, whose team have not won in their last four away games in MLS.

New England Revolution likely XI:

Matches between two sides that are struggling for form and results are often very hard to predict and neither team is coming into this MLS fixture with a lot of confidence. Home advantage could give San Jose Earthquakes the edge over New England Revolution, but a high-scoring draw looks to be the most likely result in this match.

New England have conceded at least twice in their last four MLS matches and have been trailing at both half-time and full-time in their three previous league games.