Vancouver Whitecaps v San Jose Earthquakes result

Full-time · Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Major League Soccer · Sun, 15 Sep 2024 03:30 BST · BC Place

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Vancouver Whitecaps · San Jose Earthquakes · Head-to-head

Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes — Vancouver Whitecaps won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Vancouver Whitecaps beat San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 at BC Place in Major League Soccer on Sunday 15 September.

The goals

Vancouver Whitecaps led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Vancouver Whitecaps: Fafà Picault (35’, assisted by R. Gauld) and Stuart Armstrong (86’, assisted by R. Gauld).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Vancouver Whitecaps 2.94, San Jose Earthquakes 0.94, from 19 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Vancouver Whitecaps: R. Priso (41’); San Jose Earthquakes: Carlos Akapo (26’) and J. Skahan (89’).

What it changes

Vancouver Whitecaps are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Vancouver Whitecaps have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) 12.2, Fafà Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps) 8.0 and Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps) 4.9 led the match.

Next up

Vancouver Whitecaps next travel to Colorado Rapids on 25 October 2026.

San Jose Earthquakes next travel to FC Dallas on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Vancouver Whitecaps: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for San Jose Earthquakes: FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer
Venue: BC Place · Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee: L. Szpala
Head-to-head (last 6): Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · draws 2 · San Jose Earthquakes 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 2D 1L · San Jose Earthquakes 2W 0D 3L

Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.4 / 5.75

Corners

against 4.4 / 7 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.6 / 2.25

Shots on target

against 4 / 5.75 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.8 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.2 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 September 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against	Line	San Jose Earthquakes for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.4 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 7 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	16.2 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.25 for · 15 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	5.6 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.25 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.6 for · 10.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 16.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: L. Szpala.

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Priso n 8	22	2.6 5/0	0 0/0	—
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	80.6	2.2 6/5	0.7 5/0	—
Mathías Laborda n 8	80.4	1.5 6/3	0.7 3/1	—
A. Ahmed n 8	69.3	1.5 5/4	2.3 7/4	—
S. Adekugbe n 8	37.8	1.5 3/2	0.9 3/0	—

Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Déiber Caicedo n 8	12.8	2.6 2/1	1.8 2/0
Brian White n 8	80.6	2.5 7/5	1.7 6/4
Fafà Picault n 8	57.4	2.2 6/2	1.8 5/2
D. Kreilach n 8	21.3	2.1 3/1	1.1 2/0
S. Armstrong n 8	57.9	1.2 4/1	0.6 2/1

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Fafà Picault n 8	57.4	1 4/1	0.4 2/0
Brian White n 8	80.6	1 4/2	0 0/0
R. Gauld n 8	76.3	0 0/0	0.9 3/2
S. Armstrong n 8	57.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
S. Adekugbe n 8	37.8	0 0/0	0.6 2/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Priso n 8	22	4.1 4/1
Andrés Cubas n 8	86	3.3 8/5
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	80.6	2.7 6/5
A. Ahmed n 8	69.3	1.9 5/4
R. Gauld n 8	76.3	1.8 8/3

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	2 5/2

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Bouda n 8	29.9	3.8 4/3	1.1 2/1	—
M. Baldisimo n 8	16.4	2.7 3/1	0.7 1/0	—
Carlos Gruezo n 8	77.8	2.2 7/5	0.9 5/1	—
Alfredo Morales n 8	21.3	2.1 4/0	1.1 2/0	—
J. Skahan n 8	25.5	1.8 3/1	0.9 2/0	—

San Jose Earthquakes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Bouda n 8	29.9	3 4/4	1.1 2/1
P. Judd n 8	26.1	2.6 4/1	0.9 2/0
J. Ebobisse n 8	65.4	1.7 5/4	0.3 2/0
Hernán López Muñoz n 8	68	1.3 6/1	0.2 1/0
A. Pellegrino n 8	50.4	1.1 3/2	0.7 2/1

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Pellegrino n 8	50.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
O. Bouda n 8	29.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
C. Espinoza n 8	81.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Hernán López Muñoz n 8	68	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
P. Marie n 8	55.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

San Jose Earthquakes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Baldisimo n 8	16.4	3.4 4/1
Vitor Costa n 8	82.1	3.2 8/7
P. Marie n 8	55.6	3.2 8/3
Benjamin Kikanović n 8	77.8	2.9 7/4
Hernán López Muñoz n 8	68	2.6 7/4

San Jose Earthquakes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jacob Jackson n 6	90	3.3 6/2
Daniel n 8	90	3 5/5
William Yarbrough n 8	91.8	2.7 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Vancouver Whitecaps		San Jose Earthquakes
57%	Possession	43%
2.94	Expected goals (xG)	0.94
19	Shots	5
11	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	1
4	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside the box	4
7	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	9
603	Passes	467
91%	Pass accuracy	85%

Vancouver Whitecaps player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Bjorn Utvik	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Ranko Veselinović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.6
P. Vite	90	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.9
R. Gauld	90	0	2	1	0	7	4	0	10
A. Schopf	84	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.2
Fafà Picault	84	1	0	4	3	2	1	0	7.3
A. Ahmed	66	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
S. Adekugbe	66	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
R. Priso	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Sebastian Berhalter sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Mathías Laborda sub	24	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.3
Édier Ocampo sub	24	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	7.3
S. Armstrong sub	10	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
L. Johnson sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

San Jose Earthquakes player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Daniel	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
Carlos Akapo	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Rodrigues	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Tanner Beason	90	0	0	0	2	0	7
Hernán López Muñoz	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Espinoza	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Jackson Yueill	86	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
P. Marie	73	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
N. Tsakiris	55	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
Benjamin Kikanović	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
P. Judd	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Vitor Costa sub	45	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
O. Bouda sub	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Alfredo Morales sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Pellegrino sub	17	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Skahan sub	8	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Vancouver Whitecaps v San Jose Earthquakes — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Vancouver WhitecapsDWLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

San Jose EarthquakesLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · 2 draws · San Jose Earthquakes 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2024-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps
2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes
2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-05-14 Vancouver Whitecaps 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes
2021-10-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Vancouver Whitecaps#8 pos47 pts34 pl+3 GD

San Jose Earthquakes#14 pos21 pts34 pl-37 GD

Goals per game

Vancouver Whitecaps scored1.53

San Jose Earthquakes scored1.21

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.44

San Jose Earthquakes conceded2.29

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What is the head-to-head record between Vancouver Whitecaps and San Jose Earthquakes?: In their last 6 meetings, Vancouver Whitecaps won 1, San Jose Earthquakes won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
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