Stored context before this match
Before this match, Vancouver Whitecaps have 5 scored home results and San Jose Earthquakes 5 scored away results stored in 2018. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Vancouver Whitecaps at home: 1.60 points per match (5 measured matches); San Jose Earthquakes away: 0.80 points per match (5 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Vancouver Whitecaps scored 1.20 per home match (5 measured matches); San Jose Earthquakes scored 1.80 away (5). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.57 per club appearance across 228 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 10 pooled club appearances (70.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Vancouver Whitecaps: 3 wins; San Jose Earthquakes: 3 wins; draws: 4.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

