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San Jose Earthquakes vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 1 Apr 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

Head-to-Head

4
San Jose Earthquakes 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals New York City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #8
45 Points 33
27 Played 27
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
49 Scored 41
39 Conceded 36
+10 GD +5
1.67 PPG 1.22
48% Win % 30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ 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
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 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' The 34-year-old Saad Abdul Salaam has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Jo Inge Berget is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 20' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 30' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Anibal Godoy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Anton Tinnerholm has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' Vako Qazaishvili needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' 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 Magnus Eriksson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Danny Hoesen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 1-2 the final result. San Jose Earthquakes will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes33% Draw26% New York City FC41%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
59%
Draw or New York City FC
67%
San Jose Earthquakes or New York City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes27% Draw43% New York City FC30%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 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
22% ✓

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