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Whitecaps II vs San Jose Earthquakes II: match statistics

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Whitecaps II vs San Jose Earthquakes II: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Whitecaps II play San Jose Earthquakes II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The match date is 20 September 2026.

Current form

Whitecaps II: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. San Jose Earthquakes II: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Whitecaps II scores 1.48 and concedes 2.19 goals per match. San Jose Earthquakes II scores 1.81 and concedes 1.33. League average: 3.33 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Whitecaps II 74%, San Jose Earthquakes II 63%. Over 2.5: Whitecaps II 70%, San Jose Earthquakes II 59%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

San Jose Earthquakes II has higher xG: 1.65 vs 1.64. Whitecaps II: 12.9 shots per match, San Jose Earthquakes II: 14.0.

Match halves

Whitecaps II: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.89. San Jose Earthquakes II: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 0.85.

Goals by minute

Whitecaps II: 46-60 (8 goals). San Jose Earthquakes II: 31-45+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS Next Pro: 3.33 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-3. Average goals 4.40, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
1.48Goals scored / match1.81
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
2.19Goals conceded / match1.33
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
49%Average possession51%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
4.44Shots on target / match5.11
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.93Shots per match14
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
4.44Shots on target5.11
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
11.5%Shot conversion13%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
49%Possession51%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
1.64xG for1.65
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
1.83xG against1.51
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

Shooting quality

Whitecaps II: BalancedSan Jose Earthquakes II: Attacking
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
Accuracy (shots on target)34%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Whitecaps II is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Whitecaps II · 1.2 pts / match - San Jose Earthquakes II

Whitecaps II
LWWDL
Season result split
26% W15% D59% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-16
0.93 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-5
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
San Jose Earthquakes II
LWLLW
Season result split
37% W22% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-11
1.33 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-5
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

San Jose Earthquakes II is 22% better for: goals scored per match.

1.48 goals / match - Whitecaps II · 1.81 goals / match - San Jose Earthquakes II

San Jose Earthquakes II is 65% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.19 goals / match - Whitecaps II · 1.33 goals / match - San Jose Earthquakes II

Whitecaps II scoring profile: very strong

Whitecaps II scores in 78% of matches (21 of 27 matches), while San Jose Earthquakes II keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 27 matches).

San Jose Earthquakes II scoring profile: very strong

San Jose Earthquakes II scores in 74% of matches (20 of 27 matches), while Whitecaps II keeps a clean sheet in 11% (3 of 27 matches).

40Goals scored (season)49
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
59Goals conceded (season)36
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
3.67Average goals in match3.15
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
11Goals scored (last 5)9
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
11Goals conceded (last 5)8
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal74%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
44%2 goals41%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
15%3 goals33%
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7%4 goals19%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal85%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
59%2 goals37%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
37%3 goals11%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
22%4 goals0%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

63%
San Jose Earthquakes II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.17 of 27 matches
63%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time22%
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11%BTTS in both halves7%
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19%Scored in both halves33%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS48%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
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80%BTTS - last 560%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
59%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
30%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
37%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

San Jose Earthquakes II is 74% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.96 pts / match - Whitecaps II · 1.67 pts / match - San Jose Earthquakes II

Whitecaps II - half-time state
19% leading41% draw41% trailing
San Jose Earthquakes II - half-time state
41% leading44% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.96Points per match (1st half)1.67
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.96
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1.07Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.33
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
41%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
59%No goal before half-time44%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.15
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0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.85
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1.11Goals conceded (2nd half)0.96
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
2Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
22%Clean sheet after half-time37%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II
44%No goal after half-time48%
Whitecaps IISan Jose Earthquakes II

Whitecaps II - second-half results

22% W33% D44% L
26
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.96
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

San Jose Earthquakes II - second-half results

33% W15% D52% L
45
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding90%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 37%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Whitecaps II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match1.40.8
Average goals in match2.22.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-3+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
San Jose Earthquakes II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.4
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+4-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Whitecaps II
ScoredConceded
6
10
0-15
6
9
16-30
4
10
31-45
8
13
46-60
8
7
61-75
8
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

San Jose Earthquakes II
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
7
3
16-30
11
4
31-45
10
7
46-60
9
6
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Whitecaps II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
154%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

San Jose Earthquakes II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Whitecaps IILigaSan Jose Earthquakes II
Average goals in match 3.673.33 3.15
Both teams scored 74%63% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 70%66% 59%
Clean sheets 11%21% 15%
Goal before half-time 70%76% 70%
Goal after half-time 81%85% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.33
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.91
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Whitecaps II 2 - 0 - 3 San Jose Earthquakes II. Average goals 4.40, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Whitecaps II
3 : 2
San Jose Earthquakes II
San Jose Earthquakes II
6 : 1
Whitecaps II
San Jose Earthquakes II
2 : 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC II
Vancouver Whitecaps FC II
3 : 1
San Jose Earthquakes II
San Jose Earthquakes II
2 : 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC II

FAQ

When do Whitecaps II and San Jose Earthquakes II play?

Whitecaps II face San Jose Earthquakes II on 20 September 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Whitecaps II and San Jose Earthquakes II?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Whitecaps II won 2, San Jose Earthquakes II won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Whitecaps II vs San Jose Earthquakes II?

Whitecaps II score 1.48 goals per game on average and San Jose Earthquakes II 1.81. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 74% of Whitecaps II's matches and 63% of San Jose Earthquakes II's.

What form are Whitecaps II and San Jose Earthquakes II in?

Over the last 5 games Whitecaps II have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and San Jose Earthquakes II 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Whitecaps II vs San Jose Earthquakes II?

The statistical background for Whitecaps II vs San Jose Earthquakes II — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.