2012-2013 Posted Soccer Record: 196-169 +53.19 units
2013-14 YTD: 2013-14 Posted Soccer Record: 79-63+25.59units
Real Salt Lake v Seattle over 2.5 +102 2 UNITS
First let me start with some situational stats as they apply to this game.
Real Salt Lake has gone 6-4 “over” in their last 10 games at home v teams that are bottom 6 in the table including 5-2 OVER in their last 7.
San Jose is 7-3 “over” the total in their last 10 games AWAY v teams in the top 6 of the table.
Head to head, the over is 9-5 in the 14 head to head meetings including 5-1 “over” in the last 6 head to head. The over is 3-0 in the last 3 head to head meetings at Real Salt Lake.
Real Salt Lake have scored 27 and allowed 12 in their 14 home games for an average of 2.78 goals per game at home. San Jose has not had a clean sheet on the road this season and has allowed 2 or more goals in 9 of their 14 road games, conceding 28 while scoring 9.
The over is 4-1 in Real Salt Lake’s last 5 home games and they have scored 4 goals in their last 2. San Jose has seen their last 2 road games go over the total.
After 4 straight overs, Real Salt Lake played under in their last game, on the road. I expect them to get back to their scoring ways. San Jose played to a scoreless draw against Vancouver in their last game and should find space in this game against a RSL team that loves to attack.
Real Salt Lake ARE far and way the best goal scoring team in the league with 52 goals scored. They have however conceded 37 goals on the year for a per match average of 3.06 total goals per game.
San Jose is tied with Columbus for the most goals allowed on the road this season at 28. They hold the 4th worst defensive record in the league
The spreadsheets give me a rating of 3.66 tonight.
The weather tonight looks great for football at a very comfortable high 60’s.
With Portland winning last night, the Galaxy in action later and the log jam forming in the west, expect Real Salt Lake to go for the ut the win and expose one of he league’s worst defences.
However on the flip side, San Jose has an outside shot of playoff contention and needs to start winning games, Nothing but the full 3 points will do for them eithe so they will definitely be going for the full 3 points. I expect a very open match here.