DC United v San Jose

DC United vs San Jose Earthquakes Preview

East meets West in the MLS Conferences on Saturday afternoon as DC United take on San Jose Earthquakes at their Audi Field with both teams looking to further boost their claims for places in the final series play-offs and DC United will be keen to build upon their emphatic 4-0 home win against Chicago Fire last time out, while San Jose will be keen to end a three-match winless run.

DC United occupy ninth place in the Eastern Conference and recent results have thrown their prospective plans for a place in the Finals series as the hosts had been handed three defeats on the trot in the MLS.

Losses incurred against New England Revolution, New York RB and Philadelphia Union had seen the hosts suffer a worrying skid in form but their resounding 4-0 home win against Chicago Fire should give DC United plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming clash with San Jose.

Results on home soil have been pretty steady though where DC United have been concerned as the hosts have slipped to just two defeats out of their last nine games at Audi Field whilst picking up four wins in the form of victories over Charlotte, LA Galaxy, Cincinnati and the aforementioned Chicago Fire.

San Jose Earthquakes occupy eighth place in the Western Conference and find themselves level on points with top seven outfit, Minnesota United, prior to this upcoming trip to Washington to take on DC United at Audi Field.

However, the visitors are without a win from their last three games overall which have seen San Jose being dealt back-to-back defeats by the likes of Sporting Kansas and LA Galaxy respectively, while also being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Minnesota United as well.

The bigger picture shows San Jose have registered just two wins from their last 10 matches overall in the MLS which came in the shape of wins against Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps but four defeats within this period suggest this upcoming road trip to Washington could be a tough assignment for Luchi Gonzalez's side.

San Jose have registered a total of nine wins to date this season overall but the visitors have managed to collect only two wins on the road throughout the whole of this campaign whilst also slipping to seven defeats as well, and the bigger picture shows San Jose have achieved just three away wins from their last 30 outings on the road.

DC United v San Jose Earthquakes Verdict

DC United with home advantage look the better prospect of the two teams on show here to take the three points as results at home have certainly improved for the Washington outfit, while San Jose continue to pick up results on the road.

Therefore, our main bet will be DC United win @ 2.60

Other side bets worth considering:

DC United win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct score: DC United 3-0 @ 15.00