MLS: Austin vs. San Jose Picks — Earthquakes to Maintain Playoff Push? (Aug 30)

Huge pressure will be on the teams involved in Texas on Saturday, as the playoff race in the Western Conference heats up. You can find the odds and our Austin vs. San Jose picks here.

The Earthquakes currently hold the narrow advantage based on the current standings, as they sit above Austin FC on goal difference. They will also be chasing back-to-back wins following an excellent success against the Houston Dynamo last Saturday.

Despite sitting ninth in the standings, Austin FC are just a point outside of the top seven in the Western standings. However, they will need to get back on track after failing to win in their last three MLS fixtures.

Austin vs. San Jose Overview

Odds

Austin vs. San Jose Head-to-Head Record

Draws are incredibly common when these sides collide in the MLS, with six of the nine clashes ending level. That has continued in recent seasons, with three of the last four ending in draws.

Austin Team News

Austin are likely to make a couple of changes to their starting eleven following a shock 3-2 loss on the road last weekend. Jader Obrian and Robert Taylor could both be recalled.

Possible Lineup

B. Stuver (GK); G. Biro, O. Svatok, B. Hines-Ike, M. Desler, O. Wolff, R. Taylor, B. Sabovic, O. Bukari, J. Obrian, M. Uzuni

San Jose Team News

Bruno Arena would have been delighted with his team’s performance in the 2-1 success against Houston last week. Therefore, Josef Martinez may be the only incoming player to the starting eleven.

Possible Lineup

Daniel (GK); R. Roberts, D. Romney, D. Munie, J. Ricketts, M. Kaye, I. Harkes, D. Jones, C. Espinoza, J. Martinez, C. Arango

Austin vs. San Jose Picks

The fact that so many previous encounters between these sides have ended in draws can’t be overlooked when making Austin vs. San Jose picks this weekend. Based on the stakes on the line, we could foresee a draw being a decent result for both teams on Saturday evening.