Bitesize Prediction: Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes – 26/10/23

Competition: MLS play-off

Market: Sporting Kansas City win

Odds: 7/10 @ 1xBet

Two sides who will get their MLS play-off adventure underway in midweek, Sporting Kansas City will welcome San Jose to Children’s Mercy Park in the early hours of Thursday.

Starting with the hosts, putting in a crucial performance on home soil last weekend as they claimed a stellar 3-1 romp against Minnesota, Sporting KC will certainly open up their play-off adventure with the mood in their camp at a real high. Mounting a late charge as they eventually snatched a top-nine finish in the Western Conference, the Wizards have won three of their last four MLS appearances and they enjoyed a hugely impressive end to the regular-season campaign. Including an action-packed 3-2 victory away at Real Salt Lake earlier in the month, Peter Vermes’ side have also gained a recent reputation for their continued success at Children’s Mercy Park. Along with signing off September with a 2-1 win against Houston, Sporting have suffered just a single defeat from any of their previous seven MLS showdowns – a run that stems back to June 25th. Really finding a clinical edge in the final third, Vermes’ men should be smelling a potential opportunity here.

As for the visitors, while San Jose might have eventually limped their way over the finish line and salvaged a top-nine ticket, the Earthquakes open their play-off adventure in the midst of a real struggle. Signing off their regular-season run with a 1-1 draw at home against Austin last weekend, Luchi Gonzalez’s side have remarkably claimed just a single win from any of their previous 10 appearances across all competitions. With that nightmare blip stemming all the way back to August 21st, the California-based outfit have also continued to show some rather glaring issues on the road. In fact, Thursday’s guests have mustered just a single win away from PayPal Park since the start of June. Likewise, Hit with a woeful 3-0 drumming when they last travelled to Kansas back on August 27h, San Jose will be bracing themselves for a stern examination here. Given the recent gulf in class, we are expecting a home victory in the early hours of Thursday.

Bet: Sporting Kansas City 7/10 to beat San Jose Earthquakes in Thursday’s MLS play-off battle @ 1xBet