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Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
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.

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

10
6
5
Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
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
San Jose Earthquakes
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
#21 Position #17
24 Points 32
13 Played 15
7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
17 Scored 34
11 Conceded 15
+6 GD +19
1.85 PPG 2.13
54% Win % 67%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Uruguay international Yeferson Quintana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' It’s high time Steve Ralston made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Nicolas Lodeiro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 55' Raul Ruidiaz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nouhou Tolo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' Nick Lima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 80' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 2-1 the final result. San Jose Earthquakes will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Ralston

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Jordan Morris 8
Cristian Espinoza 6
Cristian Roldan 5
Nicolas Lodeiro 4
Danny Musovski 3
Jeremy Ebobisse 3
Shea Salinas 2

Head to Head

2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-10-21 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-10-07 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 New York Red Bulls L 2018-09-30 Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC57% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes18%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
81%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
43%
Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC36% Draw47% San Jose Earthquakes17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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