The Whitecaps have lost only two of their 14 matches against San Jose in Vancouver (W9 D3, including playoffs), including a 3-0 victory last October. Vancouver is unbeaten in four straight matches against San Jose overall (W2 D2) after losing each of the previous four.
Tosaint Ricketts’ 90th-minute winner on Sunday gave Vancouver its ninth win in 13 home matches since returning to BC Place last August (D2 L2). The only visiting team to win at Vancouver in that time is Portland, who has won both of its visits.
San Jose’s 1-0 win over Colorado on Saturday ended a run of 13 consecutive matches without a clean sheet. The Earthquakes last shut opponents out in consecutive matches in October 2020.
Tosaint Ricketts became the seventh different player to score one of Vancouver’s seven goals this season with his winner on Sunday. Vancouver is the only MLS team without a multi-goal scorer this season.
San Jose held Colorado to an expected goals value of 0.76 in its 1-0 win on Saturday, ending a run of 12 straight matches in which their opponents recorded an xG value of at least 1.00. Prior to Saturday, the last time San Jose held a team under 1.00 xG was against Vancouver on October 23, 2021 (0.73).
