San Jose Earthquakes vs Philadelphia Union Predictions

SJ Earthquakes lost again away from home at the weekend, this time Atlanta United secured the three points courtesy of a 3-1 final scoreline, while Philadelphia Union ended up losing 2-0 away at New York RB.

All of the stats point towards a win for the home side SJ Earthquakes on Thursday and we’ve backed the hosts to just do enough to claim all three points via a final score of 1-0.

SJ Earthquakes lead the head to head record between these two clubs with four wins from the pairs’ eleven encounters and three of the pairs’ last six encounters have produced under 2.5 goals. SJ Earthquakes last home win against Philadelphia Union ended 1-0 but have since lost and drawn against The U’s in more recent seasons.

The home form of the hosts plays a major part in our prediction for Thursday’s clash as SJ Earthquakes are unbeaten in their last fourteen home games and have won an impressive seven of their last ten home games, while Philadelphia Union have lost four of their last five away games.

SJ Earthquakes kept a clean sheet in their last home game against Orlando City but will be expecting a much tougher ninety minutes against high flying Philadelphia Union. The visitors have failed to score in four of their last five away games, which only adds weight top our prediction of a 1-0 win for SJ Earthquakes on Thursday.

We’re confident that SJ Earthquakes will win and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 for Thursday’s clash. The hosts might be poor on the road but remain unbeaten in their last fourteen home games and need the points as they go in search of one of the coveted playoff places in the final stages of the season. Philadelphia Union have been strong this season but recently away from home they have struggled for goals and we’re expecting another bad day at the office for The U’s on Thursday.