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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 2
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Thu 17 May 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Logan Brown
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
5
9
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 D
12 May Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D
05 May Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
28 Apr Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W
21 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 0–6 L
14 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 May Minnesota United FC A 3–1 W
06 May Portland Timbers H 0–1 L
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
15 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Jose Earthquakes
#16 Position #18
34 Points 33
17 Played 18
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
38 Scored 37
17 Conceded 24
+21 GD +13
2.00 PPG 1.83
59% Win % 56%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC are looking to make home advantage count against San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Nick Lima is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Alphonso Davies, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jose Aja is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 40' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 50% of all matches.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Shea Salinas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 5
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Andres Rios 3
Sebastian Berhalter 3
Vako Qazaishvili 3
Jamiro Monteiro 2
Ali Adnan 2

Head to Head

2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-04-21 Orlando City SC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-04-15 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC46% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
70%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
54%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC36% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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