Match Preview

The 2018 MLS season kicks off this weekend and we concentrate on a clash from the Western Conference in our San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC preview this week. The Quakes just about squeezed into the play-offs last year but were hammered 5-0 by Vancouver Whitecaps in the first round, while the Loons finished third from bottom in the division.

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Under new Swedish Head Coach Mikael Stahre, the home side have been very active in the transfer market ahead of this week’s San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC betting tips. Stahre raided his homeland to acquire Swedish striker Magnus Eriksson from Djurgarden. San Jose Earthquakes will hope to pair him up front with Danny Hoesen who made his loan move from Groningen a permanent one last month.

Minnesota United made some pre-season adjustments to their roster as well. Among their new signings were New Zealand right back Michael Boxall from SuperSport Utd, Scottish winger Sam Nicholson from Hearts, and exciting wide man Ethan Finlay from Columbus Crew. Utd also secured the signature of Mason Toye in the Super Draft. The 19-year-old was the youngster player in the Draft and the tall striker is one to look out for in 2018.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC Prediction and Betting Advice

Quakes record at the Avaya Stadium is one to be proud of and their results at home had a major influence on today’s San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC bets. The Goonies have been beaten just once in their last twelve matches on home soil, winning ten and drawing the remaining fixture.

New Head Coach Mikael Stahre will be desperate to start his tenure in a positive fashion and he has the makings of an exciting team following a productive transfer window. Furthermore, the Quakes have beaten their Western Conference rivals on each of their last three meetings.

The Loons have lost nine of their last twelve MLS away matches, which is a stat that will be of huge concern to Coach Carl Craig. The Quakes superb home record coupled with their record in this particular fixture makes them strong favourites to take the points this weekend. We advise you to take a look at the MLS football odds at Betway Sports for the home victory here. You won’t find better prices anywhere.

The second of today’s USA football betting tips and San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC predictions largely centres on the away team’s porous defence. As we hinted at earlier on, the Loons had the worst defensive record in the entire MLS competition in 2017. They shipped a massive seventy goals during their thirty-four-game league campaign.

Carl Craig tried to address their problems in the off season by signing a handful of defensive reinforcements, but it could take quite some time for all the new faces to gel. The Goonies’ new strike force of Danny Hoesen and Magnus Eriksson looks exciting on paper at least. Hoesen scored eight times last season, while Eriksson bagged seventeen last year in Sweden.

Hoesen scored the last time the teams met, in fact, there were five goals in total scored in that contest with the Quakes emerging 3-2 victors. This weekend, a clinical attack comes up against a suspect defence – that’s a perfect recipe for goals. You can cash in on what should be an exciting game by taking William Hill’s fantastic odds on there to be over 2.5 goals scored.