{"id":15857,"date":"2026-10-12T21:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T01:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=15857"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T01:16:38","slug":"match-preview-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-nashville-sc-10-17-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-nashville-sc-10-17-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Earthquakes vs Nashville SC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose Earthquakes host Nashville SC at PayPal Park on Saturday, October 17 (10:30 PM ET \/ 9:30 PM CT \/ 7:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Jose have no fresh fitness concerns heading into this one, with Preston Judd expected to lead the line after a 15-goal season that has him among MLS’s most productive forwards. Timo Werner and Ousseni Bouda offer support in behind, while defender Daniel Munie has chipped in 5 goals from set pieces at the back. Nashville travel with Samuel Surridge spearheading the attack on 16 goals and Hany Mukhtar pulling the strings behind him, the playmaker already up to 14 goals and 42 chances created of his own.<\/p>\n

This has the makings of a cagey, low-scoring affair between a San Jose side fourth in the Western Conference<\/a> playoff picture and an Eastern Conference-topping Nashville side boasting a +37 goal difference. Neither side needs reminding what’s at stake in the standings, but the quality gap in Nashville’s underlying numbers, 63 points from 28 games, makes them warm favourites to edge a tight one at PayPal Park.<\/p>\n\n\n