New York City FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D 30 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W 26 Aug FC Cincinnati A 0–3 L 20 Aug Minnesota United FC H 0–2 L 15 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L 08 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D 31 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W 27 Aug Portland Timbers A 3–2 W 21 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L 16 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W 13 Jul Austin FC H 2–1 W Season Stats
New York City FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC #8 Position #16 19 Points 32 15 Played 14 5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 2 25 Scored 34 21 Conceded 12 +4 GD +22 1.27 PPG 2.29 33% Win % 71% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this seasonNew York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ ConcededVancouver Whitecaps FC0-153/216-306/–31-452/346-60–/361-753/–76+6/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Vancouver Whitecaps FC gets underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 15' New York City 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.
- 20' Andres Perea was booked on 20.
- 25' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 28' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 28.
- 33' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 37' New York City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ali Ahmed, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Keaton Parks is replaced by James Sands.
- 51' Richie Laryea has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 55' GOAL! Monsef Bakrar scores on 55. Assisted by Santiago Rodriguez
- 56' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Andres Jasson is replaced by Julian Fernandez on 56 minute.
- 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Sands on 57.
- 60' GOAL! Ryan Gauld scores on 60.
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Berhalter is hanging Alessandro Schopf on the field on 70 minute.
- 74' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Monsef Bakrar by Richie Ledezma on 74 minute.
- 79' 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.
- 81' Sergio Cordova has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian White on 81 minute.
- 82' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Pedro Vite is replaced by Ali Ahmed on 82 minute.
- 87' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' Sebastian Berhalter is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 27
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55
Keaton Parks ↓ James Sands 46'
- 49
- 15
- 24
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5
Birk Risa ↓ Alfredo Morales 70'
- 21
- 10
- 3
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9
Monsef Bakrar ↓ Richie Ledezma 74'
Bench
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7
Alfredo Morales ↑ 70'
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6
James Sands ↑ 46'
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- 43
- 22
- 35
- 17
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20
Richie Ledezma ↑ 74'
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11
Julian Fernandez ↑ 56'
Coach Nick CushingVancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 8
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24
Brian White ↓ Sergio Cordova 81'
- 18
- 20
- 7
- 6
- 25
- 4
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45
Pedro Vite ↓ Ali Ahmed 82'
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- 2
Bench
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9
Sergio Cordova ↑ 81'
- 31
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16
Sebastian Berhalter ↑ 70'
- 27
- 32
- 23
- 29
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22
Ali Ahmed ↑ 82'
- 26
Coach Vanni Sartini -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Heber 1 Erik Hurtado 1 Brian White 1 Valentin Castellanos 1 Mathias Laborda 1 Jesus Medina 1 Ryan Gauld 1 Valentin Castellanos 1 Head to Head
New York City FC Form
2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC L 2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC DVancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-07-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.13 New York City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.59 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xGI would bet for: New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.72Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw 58%Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 70%New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 1 9.6%1 – 2 9%0 – 0 8.6%0 – 2 8.2%1 – 0 6.5%2 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 5.1%1 – 3 4.8%0 – 3 4.2%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — New York City FC
Handicap New York City FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 15% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 22% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 14% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.