San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps will be back in action this week when they exchange tackles at PayPal Park in the 30th round of the major League Soccer. Kickoffs on September 5 at 04:30 EAT.
With seven matches left to play, the Quakes are dead last in the Western Conference standings with 27 points to their name after 27 matches. While the playoffs are still a mathematical possibility, interim manager Alex Covelo would need a lot of things to go right in their final seven matches for that dream to become a reality.
San Jose Earthquakes head into this game coming off 1-0 MLS defeat at the hands of Sporting Kansas City in their most recent match. In that game, San Jose Earthquakes managed 50% possession, 11 shots with four of them on target. Sporting Kansas City got 18 with eight of them on target and goals by Dániel Sallói (10′).
Vancouver Whitecaps on the other hand are ninth with 34 points after 28 matches they have played so far. Vanni Sartini‘s playoff hopes took a hit last week at the hands of Nashville SC, as they find themselves five points back of seventh-place. Coming into this game, Vancouver won two drew two and lost two of their last six matches.
Vancouver Whitecaps come into this game after they suffered 3-0 MLS trashing at the hands of Nashville SC in their most recent fixture. In that game, Vancouver Whitecaps managed 47% possession and 12 shots with none of on target. Nashville got 10 with five of them on target and goals by Randall Leal (19′) and Jack Maher (23′, 49′).
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Vancouver Whitecaps head to head
Since 2011, these two sides have had 31 head to head encounters; twelve matches ended in draws, Vancouver Whitecaps won 11 times while San Jose won eight times.
- Vancouver 3-3 San Jose 15/05/22
- San Jose 1-1 Vancouver 24/10/21
- Vancouver 3-0 San Jose 03/10/21
- San Jose 0-0 Vancouver 14/08/21
- Vancouver 2-1 San Jose 25/10/20
Home
- Kansas City 1-0 San Jose
- San Jose 2-1 Los Angeles
- Dallas 4-1 San Jose
- Austin 3-3 San Jose
- San Jose 0-1 Miami
Away
- Vancouver 0-3 Nashville
- Salt Lake 1-1 Vancouver
- Vancouver 2-1 Colorado
- LA Galaxy 5-2 Vancouver
- Vancouver 2-1 Houston
San Jose Earthquakes team news
Gaffer Alex Covelo George will be without the services of Asomani Casey Walls and Ousseni Bouda and Gilbert Fuentes due to personal reasons.
Vancouver Whitecaps team news
Deiber Caicedo will miss out this game through injury while Lucas Cavallini will be suspended for this game.
Prediction and odds
- Vancouver Whitecaps Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
