San Jose vs Oakland Roots Predicted lineup, injury news, H2H, telecast

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Published at :May 6, 2024 at 7:30 AM

Modified at :May 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM

San Jose will look to advance to the last 16

In Sunday’s match at Geodis Park, San Jose Earthquakes and Nashville SC fought hard to draw even and earn a point. But they won their following encounter, defeating LAFC 3-1, to recover.

Hany Mukhtar’s opening goal put Luchi Gonzalez’s team behind early on, but Jack Skahan’s header just after the hour mark brought them back level.

The Goonies’ dismal start to the season is summed up by the fact that they are still at the bottom of the MLS table’s Western Conference.

Oakland Roots will come into this game on the back of a 2-2 draw with San Antonio they are 10th in the USL Championship table and have won only twice and if they hope to go farther into the tournament they need to quickly start winning matches.

Kick-Off:

Timing: IST – 8 May 7:30 A.M., GMT: 2 A.M.

Location: PayPal Park

Form:

San Jose Earthquakes: W-L-L-L-L-W

Oakland Roots: D-L-W-D-L

Players to watch

San Jose: Rodrigues

The centre-back has been in excellent form for San Jose his presence added solidity at the back and provided a steal helping his side concede fewer goals this season. He will once again make an impact when San Jose plays Oakland Roots.

Oakland Roots: Miche Naider Chery

Chery hasn’t had the impact he expected this season but the forward hopefully try to get his groove back as the tournament gets underway. The striker was on the scoresheet in his previous game and will hope to continue his goalscoring streak.

Match facts

Oakland Roots have only won one away game in the USL Championship and are currently in dismal form.
Oakland Roots entered this game with a record of one victory, two defeats, and two draws.
Oakland Roots, who have scored 2.9 goals thus far, will take against San Jose Earthquakes, who have scored 3.5 goals on average.

Head-to-head

Matches: 2

San Jose: 1

Oakland Roots: 1

Draws: 0

Team news

Since September 2023, defender Lorenzo Dellavalle has suffered a chronic knee ailment that keeps him out of the picture for Los Angeles.

Additionally, 18-year-old David Martinez, who has missed the last three games due to a back injury, will not be playing for the away team. JT Marcinkowski of San Jose is out due to a knee ailment, and fellow American Alfredo Morales will not play this weekend due to a hip injury.

Oakland Roost seems not to have any injury reported ahead of their US Open game and will be a fully fit squad ahead of the San Jose Earthquakes game.

Predicted lineup for San Jose Earthquakes vs Oakland Roots

San Jose Earthquakes

Yarbrough; Costa, Beason, Rodrigues, Akapo; Tsakiris, Gruezo, Yueill; Espinoza, Ebobisse, Kikanovic

Oakland Roots

Syrel; Alekseev, Camier, Riley, Njie, Bracken, Matsoso, Cruz, Elmasnaouy, Reid, Chery

Match Prediction

Given their recent defensive struggles, we don’t think either team will win this game with a clean sheet. Even after the conclusion of the ninety minutes, we support a share of the spoils with honours. However, San Jose Earthquakes, who defeated LAFC 3-1, could win this match.

Prediction: San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 Oakland Roots

Telecast

US Open will be live-streamed on USSoccer.com, MLSSoccer.com, and USLsoccer.com.

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Rajarshi Shukla

After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.