Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 0

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 15 Sep 2024 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Carlos Akapo

Ralph Priso-Mbongue 41' Y

Y 89' Jack Skahan

Overview

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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

2024-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2024-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W
08 Sep	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
01 Sep	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
21 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–4	L
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
14 Jul	St. Louis City	A	4–1	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–2	L
01 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
25 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	W
21 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
18 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–1	L
14 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, San Jose Earthquakes does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Jackson Yueill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 286 appearances.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
26' Carlos Akapo is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' GOAL! Fafa Picault scores on 35. Assisted by Ryan Gauld
40' Japan international Yohei Takaoka has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
41' Ralph Priso-Mbongue catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 41.
46' Vitor Costa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benjamin Kikanovic at the 46 minute mark.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' Alfredo Morales has so much to prove this time. He replaces Niko Tsakiris on 55 minute.
56' The crowd applauds Ralph Priso-Mbongue as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Berhalter steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
66' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Edier Ocampo comes on to replace Ali Ahmed.
71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
73' Amahl Pellegrino gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Paul Marie and will look to change the dynamic.
78' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Preston Judd scoring 1 goals.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
84' The crowd applauds Alessandro Schopf as he leaves the pitch. Stuart Armstrong steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
86' A goal from the Scotland international Stuart Armstrong! He fires home on 86 to make it 2-0!
86' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Jackson Yueill exits the field as Jack Skahan enters on 86.
89' Jack Skahan was booked on 89.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Stuart Armstrong 84'
11
Fafa Picault ↓ Levonte Johnson 84'
1
Yohei Takaoka
15
Bjorn Utvik
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
13
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 56'
45
Pedro Vite
22
Ali Ahmed ↓ Edier Ocampo 66'
3
Sam Adekugbe ↓ Mathias Laborda 66'

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Alfredo Morales ↑ 55'
22
Tommy Thompson
94
Vitor Costa ↑ 46'
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 86'
25
William Yarbrough
77
Casey Walls
17
Ousseni Bouda ↑ 46'
9
Amahl Pellegrino ↑ 73'
64
Beau Leroux

Coach Ian Russell

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 Espinoza	2
Magnus Eriksson	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2024-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-09-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2024-09-01 Austin FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo L 2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-07-14 St. Louis City 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2024-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-09-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2024-08-25 Real Salt Lake 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-07-21 Minnesota United FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-07-14 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.85 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC57% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

81%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

43%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC40% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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