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San Jose Earthquakes vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 3
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Kevin Stott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

9
5
7
San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 W
18 Aug New York Red Bulls H 2–2 D
12 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
05 Aug New York City FC A 2–2 D
29 Jul Minnesota United FC H 4–2 W
21 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#19 Position #16
52 Points 64
34 Played 34
14 / 10 / 10 W / D / L 19 / 7 / 8
57 Scored 74
51 Conceded 34
+6 GD +40
1.53 PPG 1.88
41% Win % 56%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
14/7
16-30
6/7
31-45
6/7
46-60
7/8
61-75
6/3
76+
10/16
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
10/4
16-30
11/4
31-45
9/9
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/2
76+
13/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 17 G 3 A
Ousseni Bouda 7 G 1 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Preston Judd scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Stefan Marinovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 296 appearances.
  • 20' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 40' Andrew Tarbell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 45' Kei Kamara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 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' San Jose Earthquakes have won 448 goals from 298 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' Vako Qazaishvili has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kendall Waston made 7 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 50% of all matches.
  • 90' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vancouver Whitecaps FC players.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 5
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Andres Rios 3
Sebastian Berhalter 3
Vako Qazaishvili 3
Cristian Techera 2
Cristian Espinoza 2

Head to Head

2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-08-19 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Toronto FC D 2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-08-05 FC Dallas 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-07-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes28% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC47%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
53%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
72%
San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes22% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC38%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 20% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 15% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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