San Jose Earthquakes vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction, Preview and Odds - 8/13/21
The San Jose Earthquakes will be going for their second consecutive win when they face the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night. The Earthquakes are coming off a 2-1 win over LAFC. Vancouver is coming off a 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy.
San Jose and Vancouver split their last 10 meetings.
Earthquakes Trying To Extend Undefeated Streak
The Earthquakes have played well over the past few weeks and are undefeated in their last seven games. They are two points behind Portland and LAFC in the Western Conference standings and will try to move into one of their playoff spots with a win over the Whitecaps.
San Jose isn’t very good offensively, scoring 21 goals in 18 games. They scored two goals in their last game, with four of their 15 shots on target.
Nathan Cardoso and Javier López did the scoring for the Earthquakes, while Cristian Espinoza picked up two assists.
San Jose has also struggled defensively, giving up 21 goals so far. They gave up a goal in their last game and will need another solid effort if they want to get the win.
Whitecaps Looking For First Road Win
The Whitecaps haven’t played well this season, but they go into this game on a five-game unbeaten streak. They are seven points off the final playoff spot in the conference and will need to start picking up some wins if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Vancouver has struggled offensively, scoring 19 goals in 17 games. They scored a goal in their last game, with five of their 10 shots on target.
Ranko Veselinovic scored the lone goal for Vancouver, while Déiber Caicedo picked up an assist.
Vancouver has also struggled defensively, giving up 28 goals so far. They gave up a goal in their last game and will need to keep it up if they want to win this game.
Side: San Jose -130
San Jose hasn’t suffered a loss in seven games, but they only have two wins in that span. Vancouver is in a similar boat with one win and four draws in their last five games. However, the Earthquakes are only two points out of the final playoff spot in the West and they’re coming off a big win over LAFC. They are facing a Whitecaps team that hasn’t won a game on the road and a team they have defeated twice in their last three meetings, so go with the Earthquakes to get the win.
Total: Over 2.5
The Earthquakes are averaging 1.16 goals per game and 1.5 goals per game at home. They averaged 2.66 goals per game in their last three games against the Whitecaps. With Vancouver giving up two goals per game on the road, the Earthquakes will go over their average in this game. The Whitecaps are averaging 1.11 goals per game and 1.22 goals per game on the road. They averaged 1.66 goals per game in their last three games against the Earthquakes. With San Jose giving up 1.75 goals per game at home, the Whitecaps will score enough goals to push the score over the total. The Earthquakes and Whitecaps played over the total in nine of their last 10 meetings.
