On Sun Mar 5th, San Jose Earthquakes hosts Vancouver Whitecaps in a clash of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. San Jose Earthquakes is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Atlanta United. Jeremy Ebobisse scored the first goal for San Jose Earthquakes in the 12th minute, but Thiago Ezequiel Almada got the equalizer for Atlanta United in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Thiago Ezequiel Almada. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while vancouver Whitecaps sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Real Salt Lake. Javain Brown scored the first goal for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 24th minute, then in the 70th minute, Chang sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Justen Glad But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Damir Kreilach. Vancouver Whitecaps looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season San Jose Earthquakes won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw. San Jose Earthquakes’s most prolific scorer has been Cristian Espinoza. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.