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San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Kevin Stott

Head-to-Head

5
6
10
San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
14 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
01 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D
24 Jun Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
14 Jun New England Revolution H 2–2 D

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC
#18 Position #24
33 Points 24
18 Played 17
10 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
37 Scored 20
24 Conceded 22
+13 GD -2
1.83 PPG 1.41
56% Win % 41%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Guram Kashia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Nick Lima has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Cristian Roldan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 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 Harold Cummings suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 40' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Clint Dempsey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Vako Qazaishvili, a Georgia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harry Shipp is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes36% Draw30% Seattle Sounders FC34%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
66%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
64%
San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes27% Draw50% Seattle Sounders FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% 63%
+0.5 69% 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
33%
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
30%

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