Despite the questions surrounding him, Cristian Espinoza, on loan from Villarreal, has been the most potent attacker for the San Jose Earthquakes through six games.
How have the last-place Quakes scored their most goals since 2012?
PHOTO: ISI Photos Introduction This past weekend, @NBCSQuakes reminded us the 2018 Earthquakes have three players in or within striking distance of double-digit goals with seven games to play. Who will finish as the @SJEarthquakes top scorer this season? pic.twitter.com/2lsKeK1htG…
Is Zone 14 defending the biggest issue facing the San Jose Earthquakes?
PHOTO: ISI Photos Following a disheartening California Clasico loss to the Zlatan-less LA Galaxy, 1-0, on Friday night courtesy of an out-of-the-box strike from Romain Alessandrini and a stellar save amidst a less-than-stellar season from deposed goalkeeper David Bingham, last Sunday…
What Expected Goals tells us about the 2018 Quakes so far
The Expected Goals (xG) metric is the all the rage in soccer analytics right now. To some, xG is the Swiss army knife of metrics: it can be used for everything from predicting game outcomes, to setting fantasy lineups, to…