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 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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	#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
5' 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.
7' Assisted by Hwang Inbeom with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ali Adnan makes no mistake. 1-0!
12' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
17' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
22' Judson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
27' 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 Leonard Owusu suffering a number of foals already.
32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
37' The 37-year-old Andres Rios has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
47' The Argentina Andres Rios breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-2!
48' Andres Rios makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
53' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristian Espinoza on 56.
59' Assisted by David Milinkovic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Dajome makes no mistake. 2-3!
63' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Vako Qazaishvili is replaced by Danny Hoesen on 63 minute.
68' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
72' GOAL! Chris Wondolowski scores on 72.
73' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Yordy Reyna is replaced by Ryan Raposo on 73 minute.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Jasser Khemiri is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 76.
81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oswaldo Alanis makes it 2-5.
81' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Cristian Dajome is replaced by Theo Bair.
86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 282 games and scored 427 goals.
87' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cristian Espinoza is withdrawn and Paul Marie gets his opportunity.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Metcalfe is hanging Leonard Owusu on the field on 90 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jackson Yueill.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Andres Rios	3
Sebastian Berhalter	3
Vako Qazaishvili	3
Chris Wondolowski	3
Preston Judd	2
Judson	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

2.01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC40% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes35%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

65%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

60%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC33% Draw39% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

0 – 1

3.4%

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%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	16%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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