Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 0

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Leonard Owusu 19' Y

Y 57' Eric Remedi

Florian Jungwirth 57' Y

Y 79' Nathan

Y 90' Shea Salinas

Javain Brown 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
30 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
26 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
11 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
04 Sep	Austin FC	H	2–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
30 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–3	L
26 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
19 Sep	Austin FC	A	4–3	W
16 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–4	L
12 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		San Jose Earthquakes
#16	Position	#19
64	Points	52
34	Played	34
19 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	14 / 10 / 10
74	Scored	57
34	Conceded	51
+40	GD	+6
1.88	PPG	1.53
56%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes get this one started.
5' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Preston Judd scoring 1 goals.
10' 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.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
19' Leonard Owusu was booked on 19.
24' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
26' Brian White doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
31' Nathan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' Russell Teibert has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' United States international Chris Wondolowski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Shea Salinas on, Judson off on 46 minutes.
51' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
57' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 57.
59' GOAL! Brian White fires home to make it 2-0!
63' Carlos Fierro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcos Lopez on 63 minute.
64' The supporters are chanting for Cade Cowell. He replaces Luciano Abecasis on 64 minute.
68' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Bruno Gaspar has done his job and it is now time for Javain Brown to step up.
71' Deiber Caicedo makes way for Tosaint Ricketts at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
73' Against the run of play, Brian White has scored! This game has turned on its head.
74' A goal from the USA international Brian White! He fires home on 74 to make it 4-0!
79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nathan.
84' Oswaldo Alanis, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
86' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ryan Raposo on, Ryan Gauld off on 86 minutes.
87' The whistle greets Brian White as he departs to be replaced by Kamron Habibullah.
90' That is a Yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes. Shea Salinas will be fuming at that decision.
San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Vancouver Whitecaps FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

93
Judson ↓ Shea Salinas 46'
4
Oswaldo Alanis ↓ Andres Rios 64'
9
Javier Lopez
14
Jackson Yueill
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
27
Marcos Lopez ↓ Carlos Fierro 63'
5
Eric Remedi
10
Cristian Espinoza
2
Luciano Abecasis ↓ Cade Cowell 64'
13
Nathan
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Chris Wondolowski 63'

Bench

25
Andres Rios ↑ 64'
6
Shea Salinas ↑ 46'
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 63'
22
Tommy Thompson
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 64'
7
Carlos Fierro ↑ 63'
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
Jamiro Monteiro	2
Ali Adnan	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-09-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-19 Austin FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-12 FC Dallas 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC59% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

81%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

41%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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