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D.C. United SC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
D.C. United SC
3 – 1
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 15 Jul 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
2
1
D.C. United SC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
05 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
30 Jun New England Revolution A 2–3 L
14 Jun Toronto FC A 4–4 D
10 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
27 May Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
08 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–2 W
01 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
23 Jun Philadelphia Union A 0–4 L
09 Jun Orlando City SC H 5–2 W
02 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#11 Position #16
30 Points 50
26 Played 26
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
34 Scored 59
42 Conceded 26
-8 GD +33
1.15 PPG 1.92
23% Win % 58%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . D.C. United SC are looking to make home advantage count against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' Mexico international Efrain Juarez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carl Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Luciano Acosta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
  • 30' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 55' Yordy Reyna has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 446 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Yamil Asad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 80' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kimito Nono 2
Brian White 2
Paul Arriola 2
Paul Arriola 2
Lucas Bartlett 1
Thomas Muller 1
Bruno Caicedo 1
Yamil Asad 1

Head to Head

2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

D.C. United SC Form

2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2018-06-30 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2018-06-14 Toronto FC 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2018-06-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2018-05-27 Los Angeles FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-06-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-06-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–2 Orlando City SC W 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC49% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
51%
D.C. United SC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC35% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC25%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.