San Jose Earthquakes host the Vancouver Whitecaps in Western Conference play
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2:03 AM on Friday, May 8
By The Associated Press
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8-1-1, second in the Western Conference) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (9-1-1, first in the Western Conference)
San Jose, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Vancouver +128, San Jose +189, Draw +252; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Earthquakes and the Vancouver Whitecaps take the pitch in conference action.
The Earthquakes are 7-1-0 in Western Conference games. The Earthquakes have a 10-0-2 record in games they score two goals.
The Whitecaps are 6-1-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Whitecaps are second in the league allowing only six goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Earthquakes won the last meeting 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Preston Judd has seven goals and two assists for the Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda has scored five goals over the last 10 games.
Thomas Muller has scored four goals with one assist for the Whitecaps. Brian White has eight goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Earthquakes: 25-2-3, averaging 6.9 goals, 18.0 shots on goal and 20.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 25-2-3, averaging 7.8 goals, 20.7 shots on goal and 17.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Earthquakes: Earl Edwards Jr. (injured), Timo Werner (injured), DeJuan Jones (injured), Vitor Costa (injured).
Whitecaps: Sam Adekugbe (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (injured), Sebastian Schonlau (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
