San Jose Earthquakes vs New York City FC, 2018
Overview
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San Jose Earthquakes vs New York City FC — MLS .
- San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Ian Anderson
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
13 games this season
🟨 2.2/game
⚽ 6.6 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | New York City FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Mar | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–3 | L |
| 04 Mar | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Mar | New England Revolution | A | 2–2 | D |
| 17 Mar | Orlando City SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Mar | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Mar | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| San Jose Earthquakes | New York City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #5 |
| 33 | Points | 26 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 10 / 3 / 5 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 6 |
| 37 | Scored | 31 |
| 24 | Conceded | 24 |
| +13 | GD | +7 |
| 1.83 | PPG | 1.44 |
| 56% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
26%
Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
San Jose Earthquakes this season
17%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 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
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
San Jose Earthquakes
| Preston Judd | 11 G | 2 A |
| Ousseni Bouda | 5 G | 1 A |
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 11 G | 3 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 4 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against San Jose Earthquakes and New York City FC has kicked off!
- 5' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jesus Medina made 289 appearances and scored 49 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexander Callens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
- 40' 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.
- 45' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Sean Johnson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' The 30-year-old Kwame Awuah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 60' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 65' Saad Abdul Salaam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 75' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 80' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 90' Panama international Harold Cummings has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 20
- 9
- 7
- 6
- 11
- 28
- 24
- 8
- 23
- 30
Bench
- 10
- 2
- 14
- 12
- 3
-
25
Quincy Amarikwa ↑ 75'
- 27
Coach
Mikael Stahre
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 9
- 3
- 29
- 10
- 4
- 6
-
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Kwame Awuah 90'
- 1
- 30
- 13
Bench
-
5
Cedric Hountondji ↑ 90'
- 41
- 15
-
33
Sebastien Ibeagha ↑ 69'
-
14
Kwame Awuah ↑ 90'
- 16
Coach
Patrick Vieira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Keaton Parks | 2 |
| Alonso Martinez | 2 |
| Alexandru Mitrita | 1 |
| Chris Gloster | 1 |
| Gabriel Pereira | 1 |
| Yeferson Quintana | 1 |
| Amahl Pellegrino | 1 |
| Anton Tinnerholm | 1 |
Head to Head
San Jose Earthquakes Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66
San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
San Jose Earthquakes or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 3.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 4.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
Double Chance
San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
60%
Draw or New York City FC
65%
San Jose Earthquakes or New York City FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
5%
0 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes
| Handicap | San Jose Earthquakes covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 11% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 18% | 64% |
| -0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 18% | 21% |
| +1.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +2 | 79% | 12% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

