Pre-match: Atlanta United FC - San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday, 9/21) pregame thread

If we don't at least get a point, I think our playoff chances are:

 

Atlanta lost today at home to Columbus -- even without Adam Jahn.

 

What are the odds of Atlanta losing two in a row?

Atlanta don't mince words on loss: "We deserved this"

 

Who cares?

The improbable happens in sports on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Last Sunday, for example:

. . . If we’re going to figure out how the Bills managed to pull off the win, it’s probably best to start at the bottom. With 5:27 left in the third quarter and after an incompletion to Dawson Knox on 2nd and 10, the Bills had a 6.17% chance of winning this game. Having already turned the ball over four times and facing a 3rd and long, the Bills were in their deepest hole of the day . . .

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/20...beat-the-new-york-jets-week-1-win-probability

 

100%, because it just happened.

 

What are the odds that the Quakes lost to them?

 

If not for magnus's hand and VAR, the Quakes would have crushed Atlanta when they came to our house.

 

If only they were coming to our house on Saturday..

 

Actually, if we just win our two home games we'll force Dallas to get at least 8 points from 4 games, as we own the tiebreaker.
7th seems the most likely destination for us.

 

Oooh, one bit of good news: ATL has to play Wednesday! (albeit against Cincy)

 

The Quakes are 6-1-7 in games refereed by Penso.

 

We lose this one given our current form.

 

Our last losing streak, in August, was three games, so I wouldn't discount that.

 

We need a point from this game. We need a point from this game.

 

I'll take 3.

 

This is the annual FO staffers away game junket. I expect them to come back with a newfound appreciation for how good we have it with Avaya.

 

I would really like to see Godoy and Kashia on the bench, or not in the 18.

Go Quakes!!

- Mark

 

I would really like to see the Quakes crush Atlanta by double-digits. But I will settle for winning by a single goal.

 

I hesitantly predict we will win. The only thing that's got me concerned is Atlanta's horrible turf field. Not sure our players will adjust to such a crappy playing surface.
I'm sure MLS has scripted that Martinez will score a goal to continue his streak - so I suspect that to happen. If our defense is too good I'm sure the ref will award him a PK.
So we need multiple goals to win. Right now only Wondo is scoring (big surprise). So this game falls on Wondo's shoulders. I'm predicting a Wondo hat trick.

SJ 3 ATL 1

 

Okay, that makes two of us.