Matchday

MLS 2025 · 10 Aug 2025

San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.4
Actual xG
2.6 – 0.9
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made San Jose Earthquakes favourites at 45%.

San Jose Earthquakes won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: DeJuan Jones, 57.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Cristian Espinoza +17.0, Tristan Blackmon +15.3, Dave Romney +13.9.

Well below it: Emmanuel Sabbi −9.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

San Jose Earthquakes

27 Jul 2025L 1–2at Real Salt Lake MLS
20 Jul 2025L 2–3at Seattle Sounders FC MLS
17 Jul 2025D 2–2v FC Dallas MLS
13 Jul 2025L 1–4at Minnesota United MLS
6 Jul 2025D 1–1v New York Red Bulls MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps

27 Jul 2025W 3–0v Sporting Kansas City MLS
20 Jul 2025D 1–1at San Diego FC MLS
17 Jul 2025W 3–0at Houston Dynamo MLS
13 Jul 2025L 0–3at Colorado Rapids MLS
5 Jul 2025L 0–3at LA Galaxy MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

San Jose Earthquakes

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Preston Judd Forward9100.68100.0–
Ousseni Bouda Midfielder900–84.5–
DeJuan Jones Midfielder90010.2557.8–
Mark-Anthony Kaye Midfielder90000.2054.8–
Josef Martínez Forward81100.8651.7+7.5
Daniel Munie Defender90000.0451.6–
Cristian Espinoza Midfielder90000.0651.1+17.0
Daniel Goalkeeper9000–49.7+4.3
Bruno Wilson Defender90000.0348.4–
Dave Romney Defender9000–48.4+13.9
Jamar Ricketts Defender1000–45.6–
Vitor Costa Midfielder89000.0940.8+0.6
Cristian Arango Forward81000.4138.9+0.4
Beau Leroux Midfielder8100–29.2−5.8
Noel Buck Midfielder900–28.2–

Vancouver Whitecaps

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tristan Blackmon Defender9001–56.3+15.3
Yohei Takaoka Goalkeeper9000–50.7+0.5
Brian White Forward90100.3645.4+3.7
Mathías Laborda Defender86000.0544.6+7.2
Jayden Nelson Forward86000.0239.4+0.5
Jeevan Badwal Midfielder1700–39.2–
Bjorn Utvik Defender9000–37.8−4.2
Daniel Ríos Forward45000.3837.3–
Andrés Cubas Midfielder7500–37.2–
Ralph Priso Defender1500–36.2–
Édier Ocampo Defender2700–35.9–
Jean-Claude Ngando Midfielder3400–34.5–
Tate Johnson Defender5600–33.7+4.4
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder90000.0733.2−6.7
Belal Halbouni Defender1700–31.0–
Emmanuel Sabbi Midfielder4500–26.8−9.7