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San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer

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Match at a glance

San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps drew 1–1.

Shots
716
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
0.971.6
Possession
28%72%

Full time

What the match recorded

San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (San Jose Earthquakes – Vancouver Whitecaps): shots 7–16, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 0.97–1.6, possession 28%–72%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

San Jose Earthquakes have a visible home split

moderate

San Jose Earthquakes's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

20.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots20.2 shots/match14.6 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

San Jose Earthquakes's recent record differs from the season

weak

San Jose Earthquakes's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.25 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.8 goals/match2.25 goals/match1.67 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

7.25 corners/match ●CornersSan Jose Earthquakes · Vancouver Whitecaps5.82 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricSan Jose EarthquakesVancouver WhitecapsBaseline
Corners7.25 corners/match5.82 corners/match4.82 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots16 shotsSan Jose Earthquakes 7 shots, Vancouver Whitecaps 16 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsSan Jose Earthquakes 3 shots, Vancouver Whitecaps 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.97 xG1.6 xGSan Jose Earthquakes 0.97 xG, Vancouver Whitecaps 1.6 xG
  • Possession28%72%San Jose Earthquakes 28%, Vancouver Whitecaps 72%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersSan Jose Earthquakes 2 corners, Vancouver Whitecaps 4 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls15 foulsSan Jose Earthquakes 14 fouls, Vancouver Whitecaps 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards1 cardSan Jose Earthquakes 3 cards, Vancouver Whitecaps 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2San Jose Earthquakes
0Draws
3Vancouver Whitecaps
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Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: San Jose Earthquakes favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Vancouver Whitecaps in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

San Jose Earthquakes12 matchesVancouver Whitecaps11 matches
2.25 goals/matchGoals scored12/11▲ 2.45 goals/match
0.67 goals/matchGoals allowed12/110.64 goals/match
1.94 xG/matchExpected goals9/8▲ 2.8 xG/match
14.6 shots/matchShots12/11▲ 18 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on target12/11▲ 6.82 shots/match
47.6%Possession12/11● 56.2%
7.25 corners/match ●Corners12/115.82 corners/match
1.75 cards/matchCards4/32 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls12/1116.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples12 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 10 May 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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