Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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MLS · 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 4

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San Jose Earthquakes

Thu 16 Jul 2020 · 01:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+12'

Y 56' Cristian Espinoza

Jasser Khemiri 76' Y

Y 90' Jackson Yueill

Y 90' Carlos Fierro

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Eduardo Mariscal
Referee

10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-08-25 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–4	L
08 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	L
06 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
29 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	4–3	W
21 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–3	W
11 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
08 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	2–5	L
29 Feb	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
06 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
29 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L

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' In just a few seconds ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' David Milinkovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
7' Ali Adnan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
12' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Preston Judd scoring 1 goals.
17' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' Magnificent from Judson! That is 2 goals in 279 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
27' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
42' Tunisia international Jasser Khemiri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andres Rios makes it 1-2.
48' Andres Rios doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
53' The 31-year-old Nick Lima has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Cristian Espinoza gets a Yellow card.
59' A goal from the Colombia international Cristian Dajome! He fires home on 59 to make it 2-3!
63' Danny Hoesen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vako Qazaishvili at the 63 minute mark.
68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leonard Owusu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
72' GOAL! Chris Wondolowski scores on 72.
73' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Yordy Reyna is replaced by Ryan Raposo.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jasser Khemiri on 76 minutes.
81' What a strike from Oswaldo Alanis! The score is 2-5.
81' The supporters are chanting for Theo Bair. He replaces Cristian Dajome on 81 minute.
86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Cristian Espinoza departs to be replaced by Paul Marie.
90' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Leonard Owusu departs to be replaced by Patrick Metcalfe.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jackson Yueill.
Another three points for San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	5
Jeremy Ebobisse	4
Chris Wondolowski	3
Andres Rios	3
Sebastian Berhalter	3
Vako Qazaishvili	3
Alessandro Schopf	2
Preston Judd	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-09-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-09-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC L 2020-02-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-09-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.79 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.8 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC38% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes36%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

63%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

62%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC30% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes30%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 0

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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