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Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

Head-to-Head

10
6
5
Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
21 Oct Houston Dynamo A 3–2 W
17 Oct Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
09 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–1 W
29 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 4–0 W
23 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
21 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D
07 Oct New York Red Bulls H 1–3 L
30 Sep Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L
22 Sep Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
20 Sep Atlanta United FC H 3–4 L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC San Jose Earthquakes
#24 Position #18
24 Points 33
17 Played 18
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
20 Scored 37
22 Conceded 24
-2 GD +13
1.41 PPG 1.83
41% Win % 56%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eric Calvillo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 30' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Will Bruin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Kim Keehee, a Korea Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anibal Godoy made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' J.T. Marcinkowski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 90' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.72 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes21%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
78%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
45%
Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw45% San Jose Earthquakes20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% 51%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
31%
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
19%

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