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

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MLS · 2023

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 1

Full Time

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 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' The game is set. San Jose Earthquakes kicks off things out of here…
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 428 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
17' Alessandro Schopf adds to his 0 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
27' Ranko Veselinovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Ranko Veselinovic is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 36.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andres Cubas on 41 minutes.
46' The home supporters are growing impatient. San Jose Earthquakes must find a spark to ignite this game.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' The crowd applauds Brian White as he leaves the pitch. Sergio Cordova steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
58' Jackson Yueill has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
63' Carlos Akapo is replacing Miguel Trauco for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
65' The crowd applauds Pedro Vite as he leaves the pitch. Cristian Dajome steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
68' Luis Martins picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' Magnificent from Jeremy Ebobisse! That is 68 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cristian Dajome on 73 minutes.
76' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Alessandro Schopf has done his job and it is now time for Sebastian Berhalter to step up.
77' Against the run of play, Carlos Akapo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
78' The crowd applauds Cade Cowell as he leaves the pitch. Benjamin Kikanovic steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
83' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
88' Daniel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 333 appearances.
San Jose Earthquakes celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Vako Qazaishvili	3
Chris Wondolowski	3
Andres Rios	3
Sebastian Berhalter	3
Cristian Techera	2
Jamiro Monteiro	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

1.67 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC30%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

70%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

55%

San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes31% Draw43% Vancouver Whitecaps FC26%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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