Introduction [Music] Contents Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake versus San Jose Earthquakes prediction team news lineups preview two teams who have enjoyed vastly different Major League Soccer campaigns face off at America first field on Saturday as real Salt Lake play host to San Jose Earthquakes the homeside currently sit third in the Western Conference of the MLS table heading into this weekend's encounter while their visitors remain Rock Bottom in the standings match preview Real Salt Lake have seen their season hit a bump in the road of late but it has been a decent showing overall for the Utah based outfit to date nonetheless a two to Zer defeat to Houston Dynamo in their final leagues Cup group stage outing saw Pablo Marini's men beaten for the third time in five matches picking up just one win in that time that drop in form has seen the clarit and Cobalt yield top spot in the Western Conference to Los Angeles Galaxy albeit with a game in hand to potentially cut down a five-point deficit with just nine games left to play in the regular season Real Salt Lake now go in search of a strong end to the campaign before heading to the playoffs for the second straight year Saturday's hosts will fancy their chances of improving upon their round of 16 exit to Houston last time out having scored the most goals in the division this term despite losing three straight matches prior to the start of the League's cup San Jose Earthquakes managed to make it through to the last 16 where they were defeated by Los Angeles Galaxy Ian Russell's men racked up eight goals during their cup Journey which should Inspire confidence in a team that scored just twice across their most recent six league matches currently sitting a whopping 19 points shy of playoff contention The Goonies are all but out of the running for a place in the postseason but will be Keen to string together a decent run of results to help set the tone for next season having let in the most away goals in the MLS this term a tough assignment on the road awaits this weekend's visitors who have also lost the most games on enemy territory this term team news Jose Bonia and Pablo Ruiz both continue to nurse knee injuries and will not play any part for Real Salt Lake in this weekend's contest Marcelo Silva recently made his return to action from a hamstring problem but is expected to be gradually eased back into the team and should miss out on a place in the 11 here forward Christian orango currently leads the way in the race for the Golden Boot and will be looking to deliver the goods for the homeside once again San Jose's JT merchin kovski is out of contention here due to a knee injury which has seen him failed to feature since the early exchanges of last season Carlos aapo and Bruno Wilson also miss out for the visitors through injury but 24-year-old Daniel Muny is Back available for selection after recovering from a head injury Real Salt Lake possible starting lineup McMath katronis Ramirez Hidalgo bro oeda enell Luca krooks Gomez arango San Jose earthquake's possible starting lineup yarro Costa Rodriguez Muni kavic guizo will pelo Lopez Espinosa eois we say Real Salt Lake 3 to1 San Jose Earthquakes Real Salt Lake boast the superior Squad and our huge favorites to get the job done in front of their fans we can see the homeside rising up to expectations with a dominant display to claim maximum points at the sound of the final whistle thanks for your watching don't forget to click the subscribed button and hit the Bell icon for more [Music] [Music] [Music]