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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
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

Head-to-Head

7
5
9
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

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
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 #17
32 Points 32
14 Played 15
10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
34 Scored 34
12 Conceded 15
+22 GD +19
2.29 PPG 2.13
71% Win % 67%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
6/
31-45
2/3
46-60
/3
61-75
3/
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' San Jose Earthquakes have won 424 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 55' Chris Wondolowski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nick Lima is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristian Techera made 276 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • It finishes all square. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
69%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
57%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC33% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% 57%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
22%
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
17%

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