Minnesota United FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 26 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 54' Tristan Blackmon

Wil Trapp 58' Y

Y 73' Ali Ahmed

Miguel Tapias 76' Y

Y 89' Brian White

Zaydan Bello 90' Y

Luis Amarilla 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

2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC 2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC 2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
19 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W
18 Oct	FC Dallas	A	5–6	L
09 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–0	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
19 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
09 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L

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' Three points are at stake. Minnesota United FC host Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the battle begin!
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 50% of all matches.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, D.J. Taylor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
35' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' What composure from Mender Garcia! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-0.
41' What a strike from Mender Garcia! The score is 2-0.
46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Miguel Tapias, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
51' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' A moment of madness from Tristan Blackmon on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Wil Trapp.
59' The referee has no hesitation. Wil Trapp is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 59.
59' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Ryan Raposo exits the field as Ali Ahmed enters on 59.
60' Pedro Vite is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Gauld at the 60 minute mark.
65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
70' Simon Becher gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Sebastian Berhalter and will look to change the dynamic.
73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ali Ahmed.
76' The referee calls foul for Miguel Tapias. He receives a Yellow card.
76' Cameron Dunbar makes way for Zaydan Bello at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
81' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
82' Cristian Dajome makes way for Deiber Caicedo at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brian White on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Zaydan Bello argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
It finishes all square. Minnesota United FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ J.C. Ngando 82'
24
Brian White
18
Yohei Takaoka
19
Julian Gressel
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld ↓ Pedro Vite 60'
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Simon Becher 70'
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Deiber Caicedo 82'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Ali Ahmed 59'
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

1
Thomas Hasal
12
Karifa Yao
32
Isaac Boehmer
7
Deiber Caicedo ↑ 82'
45
Pedro Vite ↑ 60'
29
Simon Becher ↑ 70'
22
Ali Ahmed ↑ 59'
26
J.C. Ngando ↑ 82'
52
Vasco Fry

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-03-12 Minnesota United FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2023-02-26 FC Dallas 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2022-10-18 FC Dallas 6–5 Minnesota United FC L 2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.17 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 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC38% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

62%

Minnesota United FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC22% Draw48% Vancouver Whitecaps FC30%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

2.8%

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%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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