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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
#23 Position #19
46 Points 52
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 14 / 10 / 10
44 Scored 57
46 Conceded 51
-2 GD +6
1.35 PPG 1.53
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 17 G 3 A
Ousseni Bouda 7 G 1 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Lodeiro, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Anibal Godoy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Cristian Roldan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • 30' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' 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 Luis Felipe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Eric Calvillo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' Yeferson Quintana has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Chad Marshall has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 304 appearances.
  • It finishes all square. Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.85 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 59% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC59% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes18%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
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
82%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
41%
Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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