On the 5th of September, San Jose Earthquakes hosts Vancouver Whitecaps at Avaya Stadium in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. 14th placed San Jose Earthquakes is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sporting KC. Salloi struck first for Sporting KC in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, San Jose Earthquakes couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting KC ran away with the shutout win. San Jose Earthquakes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while vancouver Whitecaps sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Nashville SC. Randall Leal struck first for Nashville SC in the 19th minute, then Jack Maher added another in the 23rd minute In the end, Vancouver Whitecaps couldn’t muster any offence and Nashville SC ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 14th of May, Vancouver Whitecaps and San Jose Earthquakes battled to a 3-3 draw. Lucas Daniel Cavallini scored the first goal for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 52nd minute, then Jamiro Monteiro tied it up for San Jose Earthquakes in the 62nd minute .
Ryan Gauld has been the most prolific scorer on Vancouver Whitecaps in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Both Jeremy Ebobisse and B. Kikanovic have been the hottest scorers for San Jose Earthquakes in the last five each having scored 2 goals.