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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 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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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
2018-09-02 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 #19
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 19th (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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes get this one started.
  • 5' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Jahmir Hyka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Cristian Techera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carl Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' The 33-year-old Russell Teibert has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yordy Reyna, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

2018-09-02 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
2.31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC60% Draw21% San Jose Earthquakes19%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
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
81%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
40%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw38% San Jose Earthquakes19%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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