Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #18
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 18th (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' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes 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' Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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.
  • 15' Marcos Lopez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Leonard Owusu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Carlos Fierro doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ranko Veselinovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' 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 J.T. Marcinkowski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' Ali Adnan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Sensational shot from Tosaint Ricketts. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is back in the lead.
  • 62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Dos Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Tosaint Ricketts is replaced by Russell Teibert on 69 minute.
  • 71' Shea Salinas gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Tommy Thompson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Marcos Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Lima on 72 minute.
  • 77' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Cade Cowell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 80 minute.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Marcos Lopez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Cade Cowell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Fredy Montero is replaced by Theo Bair.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Lucas Cavallini has done his job and it is now time for Andy Rose to step up.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 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

PlayerGoals
Brian White 5
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Chris Wondolowski 3
Andres Rios 3
Sebastian Berhalter 3
Vako Qazaishvili 3
Cristian Espinoza 2
Magnus Eriksson 2

Head to Head

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

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
2.03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC47% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
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 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
71%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
53%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC37% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes23%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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