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

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

San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#19	Position	#16
52	Points	64
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	19 / 7 / 8
57	Scored	74
51	Conceded	34
+6	GD	+40
1.53	PPG	1.88
41%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Vancouver Whitecaps FC gets underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
17' Goal! Alessandro Schopf scores his 11 goal in 417 matches.
22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brian White made 302 appearances and scored 98 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergio Cordova is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ranko Veselinovic.
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andres Cubas.
46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
51' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 464 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Brian White departs to be replaced by Sergio Cordova.
58' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Jackson Yueill gets a Yellow card.
63' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Miguel Trauco exits the field as Carlos Akapo enters on 63.
65' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Vite departs to be replaced by Cristian Dajome.
68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luis Martins.
68' Magnificent from Jeremy Ebobisse! That is 69 goals in 307 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
73' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
76' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 76 minute. Alessandro Schopf leaves to be changed by Sebastian Berhalter.
77' Carlos Akapo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
78' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cade Cowell is withdrawn and Benjamin Kikanovic gets his opportunity.
83' Cristian Espinoza is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
88' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from San Jose Earthquakes to claim maximum points.

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

1.53 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

67%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

58%

San Jose Earthquakes or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes28% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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