On Sat Apr 2nd, Austin and San Jose Earthquakes will play a match in San Jose in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. San Jose Earthquakes sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Minnesota United. Luis Amarilla struck first for Minnesota United in the 32nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed San Jose Earthquakes couldn’t manage to score, and Minnesota United took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Austin recorded a 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders. Will Bruin scored the first goal for Seattle Sounders in the 43rd minute, but Diego Fagúndez got the equalizer for Austin in the 70th minute earning Austin a comeback draw. Austin is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season San Jose Earthquakes won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Austin’s most prolific scorer has been Sebastián Driussi. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Calvo Quesada has been the most effective weapon for San Jose Earthquakes lately. The defender has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.