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

Match Preview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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	#17
32	Points	32
14	Played	15
10 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 3
34	Scored	34
12	Conceded	15
+22	GD	+19
2.29	PPG	2.13
71%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes.
5' Tristan Blackmon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 27 cards already picked up this season.
10' Niko Tsakiris has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Carlos Akapo.
31' The 32-year-old Daniel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Assisted by Ryan Gauld with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fafa Picault makes no mistake. 1-0!
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
41' The referee calls foul for Ralph Priso-Mbongue. He receives a card.
46' The supporters are chanting for Vitor Costa. He replaces Benjamin Kikanovic on 46 minute.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' Alfredo Morales gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Niko Tsakiris and will look to change the dynamic.
56' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Ralph Priso-Mbongue trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter on 56 minutes.
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paul Marie, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
66' The whistle greets Ali Ahmed as he departs to be replaced by Edier Ocampo.
71' Ranko Veselinovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
73' Amahl Pellegrino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Marie on 73 minute.
78' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
83' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Preston Judd scoring 1 goals.
84' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Alessandro Schopf trudges off to be replaced by Stuart Armstrong on 84 minutes.
86' Stuart Armstrong does the damage! The net is bulging and Vancouver Whitecaps FC surge ahead!
86' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 86 minute. Jackson Yueill leaves to be changed by Jack Skahan.
89' A moment of madness from Jack Skahan on 89 minutes earns him a card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Vako Qazaishvili	3
Chris Wondolowski	3
Andres Rios	3
Sebastian Berhalter	3
Cristian Techera	2
Jamiro Monteiro	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

2 / 4

1.53 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC51% Draw26% San Jose Earthquakes23%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

77%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

49%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC33% Draw48% San Jose Earthquakes19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

10.9%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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