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

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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 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

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	#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' Welcome to BC Place that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' Michael Baldisimo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Preston Judd scoring 1 goals.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Cristian Espinoza, a Argentina , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' A quiet spell here at BC Place. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergio Cordova made 444 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' Carlos Akapo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
39' Jamiro Monteiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
43' What a moment for Cristian Espinoza! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
46' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Sam Adekugbe on, Richie Laryea off on 46 minutes.
51' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' USA international Cade Cowell has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 6 assists in the Array this season.
59' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Ryan Raposo is replaced by Ryan Gauld on 59 minute.
62' Carlos Gruezo was booked on 62.
63' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Michael Baldisimo is withdrawn and Niko Tsakiris gets his opportunity.
68' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ali Ahmed is hanging Alessandro Schopf on the field on 71 minute.
73' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Jamiro Monteiro trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Mensah on 73 minutes.
78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
79' Niko Tsakiris picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean-Claude Ngando is hanging Pedro Vite on the field on 81 minute.
82' Daniel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 82.
85' Ayo Akinola gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse and will look to change the dynamic.
89' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
90' A moment of madness from Ryan Gauld on 90 minutes earns him a card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
Another three points for 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
Andres Rios	3
Sebastian Berhalter	3
Vako Qazaishvili	3
Chris Wondolowski	3
Preston Judd	2
Judson	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

1.85 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes29%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

71%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

55%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC36% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes21%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

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%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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