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San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
San Jose Earthquakes
0 – 1
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
6
10
San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
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
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
21 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–0 W
15 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
07 Jul New England Revolution A 0–0 D
05 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
30 Jun Portland Timbers H 2–3 L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC
#18 Position #24
45 Points 35
27 Played 26
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
49 Scored 33
39 Conceded 34
+10 GD -1
1.67 PPG 1.35
48% Win % 35%

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
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ 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
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Harry Shipp needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Nick Lima has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 30' San Jose Earthquakes 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.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nouhou Tolo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stefan Frei is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikael Stahre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' Raul Ruidiaz, a Peru , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Jordan Morris 8
Cristian Espinoza 6
Cristian Roldan 5
Nicolas Lodeiro 4
Danny Musovski 3
Jeremy Ebobisse 3
Marcos Lopez 2

Head to Head

2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-07-14 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-07-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-07-01 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-06-24 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-06-14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 New England Revolution D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-07-07 New England Revolution 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw30% Seattle Sounders FC38%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
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 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
63%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
68%
San Jose Earthquakes or Seattle Sounders FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes24% Draw51% Seattle Sounders FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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