{"id":9257,"date":"2026-08-12T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=9257"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:29:24","slug":"match-preview-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-st-louis-city-08-15-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-st-louis-city-08-15-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Earthquakes vs St. Louis City SC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose Earthquakes host St. Louis City SC at PayPal Park on Saturday, August 15 (10:30 PM ET \/ 9:30 PM CT \/ 7:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

There are no fresh fitness concerns on either side heading into this one, so expect both managers to lean on the players who’ve carried their attacks all season. San Jose’s central threat runs through Preston Judd, whose 11 goals from 55 shots make him the focal point up top, with Timo Werner and Ousseni Bouda offering support either side of him. St. Louis City will look to Marcel Hartel, who leads the visitors with 6 goals and a team-high 44 chances created, to unlock a home side that have struggled for control in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

San Jose come into this third in the Western Conference<\/a>, well positioned in the playoff race, even if the underlying form (L W L D L) has been choppier than that spot suggests, punctuated by a heavy 4-2 defeat at Cincinnati last time out. St. Louis City sit seventh on 26 points, still firmly in the mix, and arrive in the better rhythm of the two \u2014 four wins and a draw across their last five (W W W W D), most recently a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake. Both attacks have shown enough in front of goal this season to suggest chances at either end, and with Judd’s finishing against Hartel’s creativity, this one should have goals in it \u2014 with San Jose edging it late at PayPal Park.<\/p>\n\n\n