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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 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

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
45 Points 50
27 Played 26
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
49 Scored 59
39 Conceded 26
+10 GD +33
1.67 PPG 1.92
48% Win % 58%

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
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 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
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ 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
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for San Jose Earthquakes to score. At the same time, Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 284 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 20' Jake Nerwinski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Danny Hoesen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' USA international Andrew Tarbell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' The 32-year-old Yordy Reyna has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' Vako Qazaishvili has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' San Jose Earthquakes have won 430 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Jahmir Hyka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
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
1.49 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes29% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC46%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
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
54%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
71%
San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes23% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 20% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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