San Jose will look to advance to the last eight
Sacramento Republic will lock horns against San Jose Earthquakes at Heart Health Park in the US Open Cup, Sacramento are in fine form in the USL Championship as they are placed at the top of the table with 20 points, they have played 10 matches in which they have won five and drew five and till now they are unbeaten in the USL. Their performance has been very consistent, and they are playing well in every match. They will have to give their all to beat the MLS side.
San Jose will be very disappointed with how their MLS campaign has been going till now as they are currently, at the bottom of the table of the Western Conference. They have played 13 matches in which they have won only three matches drew once and lost nine matches. Till now they have only obtained 10 points, they will have to get back their confidence as soon as possible. This will be a close encounter, and fans will surely enjoy this match.
Kick-Off:
Tue, 21st May 2024, 10:00 PM (EST)
Wed, 22nd May 2024, 07:30 AM (IST), 02:00 AM (GMT)
Stadium: Heart Health Park
Form
Sacramento Republic FC Form (All Competitions): D-W-D-W-W
San Jose Earthquakes Form (All Competitions): L-W-W-W-D
Players to Watch
Trevor Amann (Sacramento Republic FC)
Amann is a typical fox-in-the-box striker, but he have a good work ethic and presses very intensely without the ball. Trevor is also really good at winning ground and Ariel duels, he leads his team very well from the front. He can also be very lethal at the counter-attacks as well, as a striker he is perfect for Sacramento and will be a big threat to San Jose.
Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes)
He is a really good dribbler, he easily gets past defenders and takes a lot of of shots from outside the box. He is a bit selfish player in front of the goal and scores a decent amount of goals. Amahl also creates a lot of chances for his teammates and his stats are impressive as well. He will be a threat to the opposition team for sure.
Match Facts
- Both teams will face each other for the fifth time in the US Open Cup.
- Sacramento Republic FC and San Jose faced off in a preseason exhibition match back in February, playing to a 1-1 draw.
- San Jose have a better head-to-head record against the Sacramento Republic.
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Injury and Team News
Sacramento have an injury-free squad and none of their players have any injury concerns, all players will be available for the match.
JT Marcinkowski will not be available for the upcoming match since he is out due to a knee injury, the rest of the players are fit and available for the match.
Head-to-Head
Matches: 8
Sacramento Republic: 2
San Jose Earthquakes: 5
Draws: 1
Predicted Lineups
Sacramento Republic Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):
Mazzola(GK); Gurr, Timmer, Donovan, Wiedt; Ross, Fernandes, Sanchez; Cicerone, Amann, Willey
San Jose Earthquakes Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):
Yarbrough(GK); Akapo, Wilson, Rodrigues, Costa; Gruezo, Tsakiris; Espinoza, Lopez, Pellegrino; Ebobisse
Match Prediction
San Jose have been struggling this season in Major League Soccer and are not able to perform up to the mark, but still, they have enough quality to beat the opposition, they are the favourites to win this match but the Sacramento Republic will be no pushovers and San Jose will have to give their best to defeat them.
Prediction: Sacramento Republic 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes
Telecast
US Open will be live-streamed on USSoccer.com, MLSSoccer.com and USLsoccer.com.
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