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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#24 Position #18
35 Points 45
26 Played 27
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
33 Scored 49
34 Conceded 39
-1 GD +10
1.35 PPG 1.67
35% Win % 48%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Magnus Eriksson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Uruguay international Nicolas Lodeiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stefan Frei is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Anibal Godoy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Albert Rusnak scoring 1 goals.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Chris Wondolowski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Francois Affolter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 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
4 / 4
1.82 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC57% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes20%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
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 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
81%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
43%
Seattle Sounders FC or San Jose Earthquakes
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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