Sunday , 16 August 2026

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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#18 Position #16
33 Points 34
18 Played 17
10 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
37 Scored 38
24 Conceded 17
+13 GD +21
1.83 PPG 2.00
56% Win % 59%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 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
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Vancouver Whitecaps FC gets underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joel Qwiberg is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Anibal Godoy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Cristian Techera needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' The 31-year-old Jake Nerwinski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • It finishes all square. San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 2-3.

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
Vako Qazaishvili 3
Chris Wondolowski 3
Andres Rios 3
Sebastian Berhalter 3
Cristian Techera 2
Jamiro Monteiro 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
1.57 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes31% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC44%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
56%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
69%
San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes25% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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