LA Galaxy welcome San Jose Earthquakes to Dignity Health Sports Park in the early hours of Thursday morning with the hosts firm favourites to claim a win against the bottom side in MLS' Western Conference.
The Galaxy suffered a 3-2 defeat to local rivals LAFC at the weekend but should be confident of claiming their sixth home win of the season against a San Jose side who have not won on the road this term.
LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes latest odds
The Quakes have picked up just three points from a possible 27 away from home during the current campaign and are offered at 15/4 (4.75) with bet365 to claim their first road win since October.
The hosts meanwhile are offered at 8/13 (1.62) with the draw available at 7/2 (4.50).
LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes first goal scorer
Javier Hernandez is the Galaxy's top scorer with seven league strikes and the former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward is the favourite to break the deadlock at 11/4 (3.75).
Serbian striker Dejan Joveljic is the team's second most prolific marksman this term with six goals and he can be backed at 11/2 (6.50) to open the scoring.
For the visitors, the shortest priced player to score first is Jeremy Ebobisse who has 10 goals so far and is offered at 7/1 (8.00).
LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes preview
This all-Californian affair on paper looks pretty one-sided in favour of the hosts, yet the Quakes boast an excellent recent record against their rivals from the south of the state.
The side from San Jose have won both of their last two trips to Dignity Health Sports Park and have scored in eight of their last 10 meetings.
The Quakes may be the bottom side in the division but only four teams have scored more than their total of 29 goals, and they will be confident of competing against their more illustrious rivals.
The Galaxy do boast the second-best defensive record in the Western Conference, yet they have kept just two clean sheets in their last 10 league games, with Minnesota United and Houston Dynamo both notching three goals on their recent visits to Los Angeles.
LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes tips and predictions
Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals is priced at 4/5 (1.80) and looks like an obvious selection for this encounter. There could also be some interest in backing the visitors to score over 1.5 goals at 7/4 (2.75) as a value bet.
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Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 4/5 (1.80) for a 3pt stake with bet365
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