Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 25 Oct 2020 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 82' Marcos Lopez

Russell Teibert 90' Y

Leonard Owusu 90' Y

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Providence Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Younes Marrakchi
Referee R. Mendoza
Referee Mike Rottersman

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

2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-10-08 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
11 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
08 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–3	L
04 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
19 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–0	D
15 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	4–0	W
12 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
08 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
04 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W

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' KICK OFF: Vancouver Whitecaps FC gets underway.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Mexico international Carlos Fierro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Jake Nerwinski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
24' San Jose Earthquakes is taking the lead after the goal scored by Carlos Fierro on 24.
29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' J.T. Marcinkowski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
39' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
49' 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.
51' Ali Adnan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
56' 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.
57' A stunning finish from Tosaint Ricketts — that came from absolutely nowhere!
62' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shea Salinas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
69' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Tosaint Ricketts is replaced by Russell Teibert on 69 minute.
71' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Shea Salinas on, Tommy Thompson off on 71 minutes.
72' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Nick Lima departs to be replaced by Marcos Lopez.
77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Cristian Espinoza makes way for Cade Cowell at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marcos Lopez on 82 minutes.
87' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Leonard Owusu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Fredy Montero trudges off to be replaced by Theo Bair on 89 minutes.
90' Andy Rose has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Cavallini on 90 minute.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Russell Teibert.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vancouver Whitecaps FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

53
Ali Adnan ↓ Cristian Gutierrez 90'
12
Fredy Montero C ↓ Theo Bair 89'
87
Tosaint Ricketts ↓ Russell Teibert 69'
30
Evan Bush
28
Jake Nerwinski
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel
17
Leonard Owusu
11
Cristian Dajome
9
Lucas Cavallini ↓ Andy Rose 90'
4
Ranko Veselinovic

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Shea Salinas ↑ 71'
96
Luis Felipe
26
Eric Calvillo
27
Marcos Lopez ↑ 72'
17
Daniel Vega
33
Paul Marie
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 80'
19
Siad Haji ↑ 80'
15
Tanner Beason

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
Cristian Techera	2
Cristian Espinoza	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-10-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-08 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-10-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-10-08 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.71 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 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC41% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes33%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

67%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

59%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC31% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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