Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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San Jose Earthquakes

Mon 21 Aug 2023 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 43' Cristian Espinoza

Y 39' Jamiro Monteiro

Y 62' Carlos Gruezo

Y 79' Niko Tsakiris

Y 82' Daniel

Y 89' Paul Marie

Ryan Gauld 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-05-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-10-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
16 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
13 Jul	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–3	L
02 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
25 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	3–2	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
13 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
09 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
02 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
25 Jun	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L
22 Jun	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	L

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' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' 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.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' A quiet spell here at BC Place. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Sergio Cordova needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Richie Laryea, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
39' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Jamiro Monteiro gets a card.
43' What a strike from Cristian Espinoza! The score is 0-1.
46' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Richie Laryea exits the field as Sam Adekugbe enters on 46.
51' Carlos Gruezo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
59' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Raposo departs to be replaced by Ryan Gauld.
62' That looks like a foul for a card for Carlos Gruezo.
63' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Michael Baldisimo is replaced by Niko Tsakiris.
68' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their 3-1-4-2 trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact 4-2-3-1.
71' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 71 minute. Alessandro Schopf leaves to be changed by Ali Ahmed.
73' Jonathan Mensah gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Jamiro Monteiro and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The 32-year-old Daniel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
79' Poor challenge from Niko Tsakiris. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
81' The crowd applauds Pedro Vite as he leaves the pitch. Jean-Claude Ngando steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
82' It’s gonna be a card for Daniel.
85' San Jose Earthquakes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayo Akinola is hanging Jeremy Ebobisse on the field on 85 minute.
89' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Gauld.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

29
Carlos Akapo
21
Miguel Trauco
7
Carlos Gruezo
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Ayo Akinola 85'
42
Daniel
55
Michael Baldisimo ↓ Niko Tsakiris 63'
10
Cristian Espinoza
26
Rodrigues
44
Cade Cowell ↓ Paul Marie 73'
15
Tanner Beason
35
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Jonathan Mensah 73'

Bench

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

2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-07-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC W 2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.87 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes30%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

70%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

56%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC36% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

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