Minnesota United FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 13 May 2021 · 01:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Boxall 29' Y

Y 31' Bruno Gaspar

Y 32' Bruno Gaspar

Y 57' Caio Alexandre

Y 58' Caio Alexandre

Ramon Abila 74' Y

Y 76' Derek Cornelius

Osvaldo Alonso 90' Y

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-07-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Minnesota United FC 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC 2018-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–0	W
09 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–3	L
02 May	Austin FC	H	0–1	L
25 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
17 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–4	L
08 Dec	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
24 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
19 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
08 Nov	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#25	Position	#16
44	Points	64
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	19 / 7 / 8
56	Scored	74
58	Conceded	34
-2	GD	+40
1.29	PPG	1.88
32%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Minnesota United FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
5' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
15' Maxime Crepeau has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The 35-year-old Jan Gregus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
29' Poor challenge from Michael Boxall. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
31' Controversy at the stadium! Bruno Gaspar argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
32' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jakob Nerwinski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
46' Derek Cornelius is replacing Andy Rose for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Caio Alexandre.
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Caio Alexandre.
63' Andy Rose has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
65' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ramon Abila is hanging Jan Gregus on the field on 65 minute.
70' Ranko Veselinovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
72' Ramon Abila adds to his 0 season tally! Minnesota United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
73' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Bruno Gaspar is replaced by Jakob Nerwinski.
74' That is a Yellow card for Minnesota United FC. Ramon Abila will be fuming at that decision.
76' Derek Cornelius catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
77' Russell Teibert makes way for Leonard Owusu at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
86' Ryan Raposo gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Janio Bikel and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Osvaldo Alonso on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Minnesota United FC 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	5
Simon Becher	2
Alphonso Davies	2
Sebastian Berhalter	2
Franco Fragapane	2
Alphonso Davies	2
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	2
Pedro Vite	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2021-05-02 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC L 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.2 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC34% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

66%

Minnesota United FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC21% Draw46% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

0 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

0 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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