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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

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
2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
26 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 W
18 Aug New York Red Bulls H 2–2 D
12 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
05 Aug New York City FC A 2–2 D
29 Jul Minnesota United FC H 4–2 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
30 Aug FC Dallas H 4–3 W
26 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–3 L
19 Aug Toronto FC H 1–1 D
12 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
05 Aug FC Dallas A 3–1 W

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, San Jose Earthquakes does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Jake Nerwinski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' It’s high time Mikael Stahre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Kendall Waston has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Aaron Maund has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Brett Levis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 428 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 279 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps 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' The 34-year-old Cristian Techera has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' 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 Chris Wondolowski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Danny Hoesen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 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
Sebastian Berhalter 3
Vako Qazaishvili 3
Chris Wondolowski 3
Andres Rios 3
Judson 2
Yordy Reyna 2

Head to Head

2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-08-30 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 FC Dallas W 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-08-19 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Toronto FC D 2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-08-05 FC Dallas 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC57% Draw21% San Jose Earthquakes22%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
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
79%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
43%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC40% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes21%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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