New York City is coming into this match with a trend to the over in their recent matches. They have seen 3 or more goals in 3 of their last 4 as well as 4 of their last 6 matches. Their attack has been on fire recently as they have scored at least 2 goals in 3 of their last 4 as well as 6 of their last 8 matches, but their defense has still been conceding goals as they have been averaging over 1 goal allowed per match in their last 6 matches. When playing at home, they have seen 3 or more goals in 2 of their last 3 matches as well. They are going up against a San Jose side that has also been trending to the over in their recent matches. They have gone over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 5 matches and their attack has been good in these, but their defense has also been awful. They have scored at least 2 goals in 3 of their last 5 matches, scoring 9 goals in their last 5 matches, but they have also allowed at least 2 goals in 3 of those 5 matches as well, allowing 12 goals in those 5 matches. When playing away from home, this trend has been much stronger as they have gone over 2.5 goals in their last 3 straight as well as 8 of their 9 matches this season, actually going over 4.5 goals in their last 3 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 away matches. They have been one of the highest scoring away teams in all of the MLS this season as they have scored 15 goals and allowed 21 goals in their 8 away matches. Even when these two meet, the last 6 straight meetings have seen at least 3 goals in them with the last 2 each seeing 4 goals. Between these two sides, there will be enough goals in this match to push it over 3 goals.
USA MLS: New York City FC/San Jose Earthquakes over 3 goals, Rot. 209933