Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 5 Oct 2025 · 22:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 12' Cristian Espinoza

Y 38' Benjamin Kikanovic

Y 42' Cristian Arango

Andres Cubas 45' Y

Edier Ocampo 47' Y

Y 67' Preston Judd

Overview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-08-10 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
28 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
25 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	7–0	W
24 Aug	St. Louis City	H	3–2	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–4	L
28 Sep	San Diego FC	A	1–0	W
21 Sep	St. Louis City	H	1–3	L
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–4	L
31 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		San Jose Earthquakes
#16	Position	#18
34	Points	33
17	Played	18
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 5
38	Scored	37
17	Conceded	24
+21	GD	+13
2.00	PPG	1.83
59%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/6

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Vancouver Whitecaps FC host San Jose Earthquakes — let the battle begin!
5' San Jose Earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Japan international Yohei Takaoka has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
12' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 12.
17' The 21-year-old Noel Buck has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
22' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Preston Judd has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' Benjamin Kikanovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
37' It’s high time Jesper Sørensen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' The referee calls foul for Benjamin Kikanovic. He receives a card.
39' Against the run of play, Rayan Elloumi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Cristian Arango on 42 minutes.
45' Andres Cubas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
46' The supporters are chanting for Noel Buck. He replaces Ian Harkes on 46 minute.
47' The referee calls foul for Edier Ocampo. He receives a card.
52' 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.
57' What a moment for Thomas Muller! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
66' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Max Floriani has done his job and it is now time for Dave Romney to step up.
67' That is a card for San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd will be fuming at that decision.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Rios is hanging Rayan Elloumi on the field on 71 minute.
72' The whistle greets Andres Cubas as he departs to be replaced by Jeevan Badwal.
74' Sebastian Berhalter is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
78' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Jayden Nelson has done his job and it is now time for Kenji Cabrera to step up.
79' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Ronaldo Vieira is withdrawn and Beau Leroux gets his opportunity.
84' Ronaldo Vieira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
86' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Giuseppe Bovalina comes on to replace Edier Ocampo.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Beau Leroux makes it 3-1.
It finishes all square. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and San Jose Earthquakes share the spoils 4-1.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Ryan Gauld ↑ 78'
14
Daniel Rios ↑ 71'
32
Isaac Boehmer
12
Belal Halbouni
17
Kenji Cabrera ↑ 78'
11
Emmanuel Sabbi
26
Jean-Claude Ngando
59
Jeevan Badwal ↑ 72'
27
Giuseppe Bovalina ↑ 86'

Coach Jesper Sørensen

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

37
Ronaldo Vieira ↓ Beau Leroux 79'
9
Cristian Arango
42
Daniel
6
Ian Harkes ↓ Noel Buck 46'
17
Josef Martinez
10
Cristian Espinoza
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Preston Judd 66'
11
Ousseni Bouda ↓ Jamar Ricketts 66'
5
Daniel Munie
25
Max Floriani ↓ Dave Romney 66'
18
Reid Roberts

Bench

14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
36
Earl Edwards Jr.
4
Bruno Wilson
16
Jack Skahan
12
Dave Romney ↑ 66'
21
Noel Buck ↑ 46'
19
Preston Judd ↑ 66'
2
Jamar Ricketts ↑ 66'
34
Beau Leroux ↑ 79'

Coach Bruce Arena

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

2025-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2025-09-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-08-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 St. Louis City W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2025-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-09-28 San Diego FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-09-21 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City L 2025-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 Los Angeles FC L 2025-08-31 Austin FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.35 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC63% Draw21% San Jose Earthquakes16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

83%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

37%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Jose Earthquakes

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC47% Draw38% San Jose Earthquakes15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

2 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 0

3 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	21%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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