San Jose Earthquakes vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 1

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 03:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 17' Alessandro Schopf

Jeremy Ebobisse 68' 1–0

Carlos Akapo 77' 2–0

Y 36' Ranko Veselinovic

Y 41' Andres Cubas

Jackson Yueill 58' Y

Y 68' Luis Martins

Y 73' Cristian Dajome

Cristian Espinoza 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

San Jose Earthquakes 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-05-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
09 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
02 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
25 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
18 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
09 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
02 Oct	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
18 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
15 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W

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' In just a few seconds PayPal Park will turn into a battlefield for San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
5' Pedro Vite has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ranko Veselinovic made 276 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' What a moment for Alessandro Schopf! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
22' The 31-year-old Cristian Espinoza has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
27' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
36' Ranko Veselinovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
41' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' Andres Cubas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Brian White trudges off to be replaced by Sergio Cordova on 55 minutes.
58' Poor challenge from Jackson Yueill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
63' Miguel Trauco makes way for Carlos Akapo at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
65' Cristian Dajome has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Vite on 65 minute.
68' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 68.
68' A goal from the USA international Jeremy Ebobisse! He fires home on 68 to make it 1-1!
73' Cristian Dajome catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
76' Sebastian Berhalter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessandro Schopf at the 76 minute mark.
77' What composure from Carlos Akapo! The Equatorial Guinea international strokes it home. 2-1.
78' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cade Cowell is withdrawn and Benjamin Kikanovic gets his opportunity.
83' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 83.
88' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC will have plenty to reflect on. San Jose Earthquakes were simply the better side today.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 76'
14
Luis Martins
24
Brian White ↓ Sergio Cordova 55'
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
19
Julian Gressel ↓ Russell Teibert 65'
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
23
Javain Brown
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Cristian Dajome 65'
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-02-26 Atlanta United FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-10-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-25 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-09-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 FC Dallas D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-10-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC27%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

72%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

53%

San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC23%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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