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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
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

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
50 Points 45
26 Played 27
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
59 Scored 49
26 Conceded 39
+33 GD +10
1.92 PPG 1.67
58% Win % 48%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Jackson Yueill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 439 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Lima, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 35' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Netherlands international Danny Hoesen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Marcel de Jong is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
  • 70' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Harold Cummings needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Andres Rios 3
Sebastian Berhalter 3
Vako Qazaishvili 3
Chris Wondolowski 3
Preston Judd 2
Judson 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
2.14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC49% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

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

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
72%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
51%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC38% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.3%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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