xF.
Vancouver Whitecaps

4–1

xG 2.82–0.46

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

SJ Earthquakes

BC Place

Vancouver · Sun 5 Oct, 15:00 PT · Major League Soccer · Cap 54,500

xVerdict

VAN deserved this on chance quality. SJE leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. VAN held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
VAN led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 62% of SJE's xG.

VANSJE
1.83Open play0.17
0.98Set play0.28
0.60Corners0.28
Shot profileFact
VAN were working into good areas, 18 shots for four big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 18–7.

VANSJE

Shots

18 – 7

xG / shot

0.16 – 0.07

On target

10 – 4

Inside box

10 – 4

Outside box

8 – 3

Blocked

4 – 3

Woodwork

1 – 0

Big chances

4 – 1

Big missed

3 – 1

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

VAN scored it in the 90'.

First half

  • 12'Yellow, Cristian Espinoza (Foul).
  • 38'Yellow, Benji Kikanović (Foul).
  • 39'Rayan Elloumi scores (right foot shot, Sebastian Berhalter).
  • 42'Yellow, Cristian Arango.
  • 45+1'Yellow, Andrés Cubas (Foul).

Second half

  • 46'Noel Buck on, Ian Harkes off.
  • 47'Yellow, Édier Ocampo (Foul).
  • 57'Thomas Müller scores (right foot shot, Ali Ahmed).
  • 66'Preston Judd on, Benji Kikanović off.
  • 66'Jamar Ricketts on, Ousseni Bouda off.
  • 66'Dave Romney on, Max Floriani off.
  • 67'Yellow, Preston Judd (Foul).
  • 72'Jeevan Badwal on, Andrés Cubas off.
  • 72'Daniel Ríos on, Rayan Elloumi off.
  • 74'Sebastian Berhalter scores (right foot shot, Jeevan Badwal).
  • 78'Kenji Cabrera on, Jayden Nelson off.
  • 78'Ryan Gauld on, Ali Ahmed off.
  • 79'Beau Leroux on, Ronaldo Vieira off.
  • 86'Giuseppe Bovalina on, Édier Ocampo off.
  • 89'Beau Leroux scores (right foot shot).
  • 90+2'Sebastian Berhalter scores (right foot shot, Thomas Müller).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-3Fact
SJE have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against VAN's wide players.
xAnalysis

VAN set up 4-2-3-1. SJE set up 3-4-3.

VAN · 4-2-3-1SJE · 3-4-3

1618202228751267135691011171825283742BerhalterOcampoCubasAhmedJohnsonElloumiTakaokaLabordaPrisoNelsonMüllerMunieHarkesArangoEspinozaBoudaMartínezRobertsFlorianiKikanovićVieiraDaniel
Player ratingsFact
VAN's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.2–6.5. Berhalter led the card at 9.6.

VAN

16Sebastian BerhalterMF909.62
13Thomas MüllerMF908.33
22Ali AhmedMF787.32
6Ralph PrisoDF907.20
75Rayan ElloumiFW727.11
25Ryan GauldMF127.01
1Yohei TakaokaGK906.90
20Andrés CubasMF726.80
59Jeevan BadwalMF186.82
28Tate JohnsonDF906.80
18Édier OcampoDF866.70
7Jayden NelsonMF786.71
14Daniel RíosFW186.61
17Kenji CabreraFW126.61
2Mathías LabordaDF906.50
27Giuseppe BovalinaDF46.40

SJE

34Beau LerouxMF117.50
42DanielGK907.10
10Cristian EspinozaFW906.81
18Reid RobertsDF906.80
9Cristian ArangoFW906.80
19Preston JuddFW246.51
5Daniel MunieDF906.50
11Ousseni BoudaMF666.50
28Benji KikanovićMF666.40
6Ian HarkesMF466.40
25Max FlorianiDF666.30
17Josef MartínezFW906.32
12Dave RomneyDF246.30
37Ronaldo VieiraMF796.30
21Noel BuckMF446.20
2Jamar RickettsDF246.00
Missing playersFact
VAN named 3 absences.
xAnalysis

SJE had none stored.

VAN

  • Sam AdekugbeUnavailable
  • Sebastian SchonlauUnavailable
  • Joedrick PupeUnavailable

SJE

None stored.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The minute series stayed with VAN.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 92–8, VAN to SJE.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
VAN pinned the night in SJE's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 41% of the night in SJE's third and 23% in VAN's.

VAN thirdMiddleSJE third
23%36%41%
VANSJE
Match statsFact
VAN had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 61%–39%.

VANSJE

Possession

61% – 39%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

480 – 302

Lge 461.9

Corners

5 – 7

Lge 4.8

Tackles

19 – 15

Lge 15.4

npxG

2.82 – 0.46