San Jose v LA Galaxy

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It's a case of bottom versus top in the Western Conference this weekend as bottom placed hosts, San Jose Earthquakes take on third placed visitors, LA Galaxy, at PayPal Park with both teams chasing all three points from opposite ends of the table in this upcoming fixture.

San Jose slipped to a fourth defeat on the trot in last weekend's action in the MLS when they were handed a heavy 6-2 defeat away from home at Los Angeles and now they face the other Los Angeles club, Galaxy, and despite holding home advantage, San Jose's prospects do not look very promising.

Ian Russell's side have now lost their last four games on the trot which includes previous losses at the hands of New York City, FC Cincinnati and Portland Timbers in 5-1, 4-2 and 2-1 losses respectively, which means San Jose have also conceded a total of 17 goals within these last four matches overall.

The bigger picture represents an even bleaker outlook for San Jose Earthquakes as the hosts have managed to collect just two wins out of their last 14 games overall which came in the form of rare wins against Los Angeles and Colorado Rapids but also includes being handed no fewer than 10 defeats in the process as well.

LA Galaxy are tied in first place in the Western Conference table with rivals Los Angeles, as well as Real Salt Lake ahead of this upcoming trip to PayPal Park but the visitors will be in confident mood having collected five wins out of their last six games overall which gives Greg Vanney's side a decent chance of taking the spoils in this clash.

Important victories against the likes of Houston Dynamo, Dallas, Sporting Kansas, New York City and Real Salt Lake make the visitors a more likely prospect to take all three points at PayPal Park especially as LA Galaxy have lost just twice in their previous 13 games overall.

Losses to Austin and Chicago Fire though have been outweighed by recording seven wins within this period which includes picking up victories on their travels at Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy also registered a 3-1 win at San Jose Earthquakes in their last visit to PayPal Park back in March.

San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy Verdict

Indeed, LA Galaxy have enjoyed the upper hand over San Jose Earthquakes in recent exchanges as the visitors are unbeaten in their last six meetings and having also picked up five wins in the process, Greg Vanney's side will be confident that they can pick up another important three points here at PayPal Park as they look to move clear at the top of the Western Conference.

Therefore, our main bet will be LA Galaxy win @ 2.50

Other side bets worth considering:

LA Galaxy win & Over 2 goals @ 2.90

Correct Score: LA Galaxy 2-1 @ 11.00