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San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas, 2018

MLS · 2018
Thu 30 Aug 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Chris Wattam

Head-to-Head

5
8
3
San Jose Earthquakes 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals FC Dallas

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
12 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
05 Aug FC Dallas A 3–1 W
29 Jul Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–4 L
24 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
19 Aug Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
13 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
05 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L
29 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 3–2 W

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes FC Dallas
#18 Position #20
33 Points 27
18 Played 18
10 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 5
37 Scored 32
24 Conceded 25
+13 GD +7
1.83 PPG 1.50
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

94% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and FC Dallas.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Germany international Florian Jungwirth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The travelling FC Dallas supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' FC Dallas have won 413 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' FC Dallas fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' FC Dallas are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' Santiago Mosquera has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Dallas winning 100% of all matches.
  • San Jose Earthquakes celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.44 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes54% Draw21% FC Dallas25%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Dallas
46%
San Jose Earthquakes or FC Dallas
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes40% Draw36% FC Dallas24%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 18% 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% 67%
-1 33% 19% 48%
-0.5 52% 48%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
18%
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
10%

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