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San Jose Earthquakes vs D.C. United SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 20 May 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
18 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.1 goals/game

Head-to-Head

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2
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San Jose Earthquakes 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals D.C. United SC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May D.C. United SC H 1–3 L
17 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 May Minnesota United FC A 3–1 W
06 May Portland Timbers H 0–1 L
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
13 May Real Salt Lake A 2–3 L
28 Apr Philadelphia Union A 2–3 L
14 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
01 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
24 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes D.C. United SC
#19 Position #12
47 Points 33
29 Played 28
13 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 12 / 9
51 Scored 36
41 Conceded 47
+10 GD -11
1.62 PPG 1.18
45% Win % 25%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
29% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (47 pts). D.C. United SC are 12th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
7/7
61-75
5/2
76+
9/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/4
31-45
3/7
46-60
5/7
61-75
3/7
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 15 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! San Jose Earthquakes welcome D.C. United SC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' The 36-year-old Darren Mattocks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Paul Arriola is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 50' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' Jamaica international Oniel Fisher has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' D.C. United SC have won 392 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.68 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or D.C. United SC 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw26% D.C. United SC38%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
62%
Draw or D.C. United SC
64%
San Jose Earthquakes or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes28% Draw41% D.C. United SC31%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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