San Jose Earthquakes vs. New York City FC | 2016 MLS Match Preview

An intriguing interconference meeting is ahead when the San Jose Earthquakes play host to New York City FC on Viernes de F˙tbol at Avaya Stadium. The Quakes return home following a 1-1 draw at the Houston Dynamo last weekend, sitting three points below the red line in eighth place in the Western Conference. New York City FC solidified their standing atop the Eastern Conference, after their record 5-1 victory against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

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• Chris Wondolowski scored for a second consecutive match, now with nine goals for the season, as the Earthquakes claimed a second consecutive draw on their two-game road swing with a 1-1 result at the Houston Dynamo on Sunday. Wondolowski has scored in double figures each of the last six MLS seasons.
• Frank Lampard scored the first hat trick in New York City FC history, hitting for a triple in his club’s 5-1 win against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Lampard has scored all of his goals since June 18, with eight goals and an assist in the last eight games.
• The five goals scored by NYCFC were a club record in their second MLS campaign, and they now lead the Eastern Conference by four points.
• The teams met once during New York City FC’s inaugural season. The expansion club claimed a 3-2 win Sept. 29 at Yankee Stadium.

REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar.
MLS Career: 223 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 64; pens: 76
AR1 (bench): Peter Manikowski; AR2 (opposite): Jeffrey Greeson; 4th: Juan Guzman

SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: SJ: Anibal Godoy
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: SJ: Fatai Alashe...NYC: Ronald Matarrita, Josh Saunders
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (1 meeting): Earthquakes 0 wins, 2 goals...NYCFC 1 win, 3 goals Ö Ties 0
AT AVAYA STADIUM: First meeting.

LAST YEAR (MLS):
9/19: NYC 3, SJ 2 (Grabavoy 51, 63; Villa 65...Amarikwa 72; Wondolowski 76)

• The teams are meeting for the only time in league play this season.
• The teams met once during New York City FCís inaugural season. Ned Grabavoy scored twice as the expansion club claimed a 3-2 win Sept. 19 at Yankee Stadium.
• Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. NYC: P1 W0 L1 T0 Ö Patrick Vieira vs. SJ: first game

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