SJ Earthquakes are receiving Austin for another very important fixture after their 1-3 result against 8th-placed Los Angeles FC.
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest points (15) at home in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the fewest scored goals (29) in Major League Soccer
It's no vacation for neither Earthquakes nor Austin as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
All-inclusive Major League Soccer stats at home this season for SJ Earthquakes are 4-3-7 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on SJ Earthquakes to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Earthquakes will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Major League Soccer game against Los Angeles FC (placed 8th). Nathan Cardoso was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Cardoso hit one key pass and won 15 of 24 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Seattle Sounders with the scoreline 1-3.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how SJ Earthquakes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won seven times, drawn two and lost three.
The match schedule is unforgiving for SJ Earthquakes as they have a new game in only three days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Vancouver Whitecaps are visiting.
The SJ Earthquakes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Earthquakes defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Austin form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Austin so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Austin have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Minnesota United game.
Home advantage was not enough for Austin in their previous game, as they lost their Major League Soccer-match, hosting Minnesota United, 0-1. Alexander Ring got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Ring dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 79 successful passes (of 91 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Real Salt Lake.Austin are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and six defeats. From a total of seven matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Houston Dynamo in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Austin's away games in the league this season with only 7 goals from 14 matches. In the opposite end, Austin have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought earlier this season: Austin - Earthquakes 3-4. Statistics for the former two meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for SJ Earthquakes, one draw and zero wins for Austin. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  J. López Ramírez 11 goals |  C. Domínguez Ruiz 7 goals |  D. Fagúndez Pepe 6 goals |
SJ Earthquakes missing players
Austin missing players
| SJ Earthquakes | Austin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 29 |
| 47 | 22 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 45 |
| 93% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 79% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 45% |
| 34% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 21% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 66% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 29% | 41% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 28% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 64% | 52% |
| 5 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 4.6 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 11.9 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 29% | 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 16% | 25% |
- Austin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Austin have the fewest scored goals (29) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Austin have scored away.
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest points (15) at home in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 51 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 46 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -5 | 42 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 37 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | SJ Earthquakes | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -11 | 33 |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -11 | 30 |
| 12 | Dallas | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Austin | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 25 |