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

Match Preview

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

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
24	Points	34
18	Played	17
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 3
20	Scored	38
25	Conceded	17
-5	GD	+21
1.33	PPG	2.00
33%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Minnesota United FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC is underway.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Canada international Derek Cornelius has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 29.
31' Bruno Gaspar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
32' Bruno Gaspar is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Minnesota United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' The crowd applauds Andy Rose as he leaves the pitch. Derek Cornelius steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 285 games and scored 416 goals.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Caio Alexandre will be fuming at that decision.
58' The referee calls foul for Caio Alexandre. He receives a Yellow card.
63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
65' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Jan Gregus exits the field as Ramon Abila enters on 65.
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' GOAL! Ramon Abila scores on 72.
73' The crowd applauds Bruno Gaspar as he leaves the pitch. Jakob Nerwinski steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
74' That is a Yellow card for Minnesota United FC. Ramon Abila will be fuming at that decision.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Derek Cornelius is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 76.
77' The whistle greets Russell Teibert as he departs to be replaced by Leonard Owusu.
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
86' Janio Bikel makes way for Ryan Raposo at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Osvaldo Alonso on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Franco Fragapane	2
Alphonso Davies	2
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	2
Pedro Vite	2
Cristian Dajome	2
Simon Becher	2
Alphonso Davies	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

3 / 4

1.01 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC33% Draw28% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

67%

Minnesota United FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC19% Draw49% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 1

11.4%

0 – 0

10.9%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	23%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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