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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
20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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 #19
64 Points 52
34 Played 34
19 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 14 / 10 / 10
74 Scored 57
34 Conceded 51
+40 GD +6
1.88 PPG 1.53
56% Win % 41%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
10/4
16-30
11/4
31-45
9/9
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/2
76+
13/6
■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 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' 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.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' 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 Jose Aja suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 30' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Magnus Eriksson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 60' Andrew Tarbell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' 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.
  • 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' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 464 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' Felipe Martins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' 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.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
2.13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
73%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
51%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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