Seattle Sounders host the San Jose Earthquakes in Western Conference play
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2:03 AM on Tuesday, May 12
By The Associated Press
San Jose Earthquakes (9-1-2, first in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (6-1-3, fourth in the Western Conference)
Seattle; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Seattle -103, San Jose +241, Draw +270; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders and the San Jose Earthquakes square off in Western Conference play.
The Sounders are 6-1-3 against conference opponents. The Sounders are 10th in the Western Conference drawing 54 corner kicks, averaging 5.4 per game.
The Earthquakes are 7-1-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Earthquakes are 27-0-0 when they score at least three goals.
Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Sounders won the last meeting 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Rothrock has four goals and one assist for the Sounders. Cristian Roldan has scored three goals over the past 10 games.
Preston Judd has eight goals and two assists for the Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda has scored four goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 20-1-9, averaging 4.2 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 16.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
Earthquakes: 23-2-5, averaging 6.6 goals, 17.4 shots on goal and 19.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Ryan Sailor (injured), Nikola Petkovic (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Yeimar Gomez Andrade (injured), Kim Kee-Hee (injured).
Earthquakes: Niko Tsakiris (injured), DeJuan Jones (injured), Vitor Costa (injured), Earl Edwards Jr. (injured), Timo Werner (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
