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

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
#17 Position #16
32 Points 32
15 Played 14
10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 2
34 Scored 34
15 Conceded 12
+19 GD +22
2.13 PPG 2.29
67% Win % 71%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
6/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. San Jose Earthquakes get us underway at .
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Nick Lima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Florian Jungwirth made 279 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Felipe Martins has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikael Stahre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • With this win, Vancouver Whitecaps FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Andres Rios 3
Sebastian Berhalter 3
Vako Qazaishvili 3
Chris Wondolowski 3
Alessandro Schopf 2
Preston Judd 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
1.51 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC42%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
58%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
68%
San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes26% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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