San Jose Earthquakes vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

San Jose Earthquakes

3 – 4

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Atlanta United FC

Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Matthew Nelson

11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	3–4	L
16 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–5	L
02 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
30 Aug	FC Dallas	H	4–3	W
26 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
19 Aug	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–3	W
15 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–0	W
02 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–1	W
04 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Atlanta United FC
#19	Position	#13
52	Points	33
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 19
57	Scored	43
51	Conceded	60
+6	GD	-17
1.53	PPG	0.97
41%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — San Jose Earthquakes and Atlanta United FC get this one started.
5' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact .
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Guram Kashia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jeff Larentowicz suffering a number of foals already.
35' Franco Escobar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vako Qazaishvili made 298 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Atlanta United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
60' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
65' Magnus Eriksson, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Ralston might look to freshen things up shortly.
80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
85' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Ralston

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Eric Remedi
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Kevin Kratz 71'
1
Brad Guzan
7
Josef Martinez
18
Jeff Larentowicz ↓ Ezequiel Barco 46'
3
Michael Parkhurst C
5
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
15
Hector Villalba ↓ Brandon Vazquez 87'
16
Chris McCann
24
Julian Gressel
10
Miguel Almiron

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	2
Josef Martinez	2
Hector Villalba	1
Gonzalo Martinez	1
Miguel Almiron	1
Emerson Hyndman	1
Danny Hoesen	1
Justin Meram	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.3 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.35 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw22% Atlanta United FC42%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	49%	51%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

58%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

64%

San Jose Earthquakes or Atlanta United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw35% Atlanta United FC33%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 1

5.9%

2 – 3

5.2%

3 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 3

2 – 4

3.1%

4 – 2

0 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	16%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	16%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	12%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Atlanta United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Clean Sheet