Enemy Scouting Report - San Jose Earthquakes
(image via San Jose Earthquakes)
The Houston Dynamo are coming from a big road win in Colorado. Brad Smith called game in the last second of added time to give Houston their first points on the road. The Dynamo are back at Shell Energy Stadium against a San Jose Earthquakes team that hopes to string positive results in back to back weeks.
The Earthquakes started the regular season by losing their first 4 matches. Luchi Gonzalez's team had struggled to stay in games; however, last weekend they got the best out of the Seattle Sounders in a 5 goal shootout. San Jose won 3-2, with the goalscorers being Vitor, Cristian Espinoza, and Jeremy Ebobisse.
Vitor, their staring left back loves to push forward when he finds space. He has 2 goals to his name already and will look to make the Dynamo uncomfortable Saturday night. Jeremy Ebobisse is another play to watch, as he seems to love scoring against the Dynamo. And if he doesn't score himself, Jeremy will set up a teammate to do so. Lastly, Cristian Espinoza is by far the most dangerous man for the Quakes. The talented Argentine attacker will keep Houston defenders on their heels as he will lead his team up the field looking for a scoring opportunity.
San Jose Earthquakes Record: 1W-0D-4L
Results in the last 30 days:
February 24 - Dallas 2-1 San Jose
March 2 – San Jose 1-3 LA Galaxy
March 9 - San Jose 0-2 Vancouver
March 16 - Sporting KC 2-1 San Jose
March 23 - San Jose 3-2 Seattle
Past Match Staring XI (from fotmob.com)
There will likely be some variation but look to see many of the players in the graphic starting.
2024 Active Roster
Goalkeepers: JT Marcinkowski, William Yarbrough, Mikolaj Bieganski, Emi Ochoa
Defenders: Jamar Ricketts, Paul Marie, Bruno Wilson, Tanner Beason, Jack Skahan, Tommy Thompson, Daniel Munie, Rodrigues, Carlos Akapo, Oscar Verhoeven, Casey Walls, Vitor Costa
Midfielders: Alfredo Morales, Carlos Gruezo, Jackson Yueill, Will Richmond, Niko Tsakiris, Michael Baldisimo, Cruz Medina
Forwards: Amahl Pellegrino, Cristian Espinoza, Jeremy Ebobisse, Ousseni Bouda, Preston Judd, Benji Kikanovic, Chance Cowell
Will the Houston Dynamo extend their win streak to 3 in a row?
