New York City FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 19:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Monsef Bakrar 55' 1–0

1–1 60' Ryan Gauld pen

Andres Perea 20' Y

Y 28' Mathias Laborda

Santiago Rodriguez 37' Y

James Sands 57' Y

Y 90' Sebastian Berhalter

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

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

New York City FC 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC 2019-09-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 New York City FC 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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
33	Points	50
27	Played	26
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	15 / 5 / 6
41	Scored	59
36	Conceded	26
+5	GD	+33
1.22	PPG	1.92
30%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ 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)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York City FC is hosting Vancouver Whitecaps FC for another epic battle.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andres Cubas made 197 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' New York City FC player sees a card in front of him.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
28' Poor challenge from Mathias Laborda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
37' The referee calls foul for Santiago Rodriguez. He receives a card.
42' 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.
46' A tactical swap from New York City FC — James Sands on, Keaton Parks off on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Monsef Bakrar makes it 1-0.
56' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Andres Jasson is replaced by Julian Fernandez on 56 minute.
57' That looks like a foul for a card for James Sands.
60' Ryan Gauld adds to his 3 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
65' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' The crowd applauds Alessandro Schopf as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Berhalter steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
74' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Monsef Bakrar by Richie Ledezma on 74 minute.
79' New York City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 3-1-4-2 shape.
81' Sergio Cordova is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brian White at the 81 minute mark.
82' Ali Ahmed is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Vite at the 82 minute mark.
87' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Matt Freese has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Sebastian Berhalter gets a card.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 70'
24
Brian White ↓ Sergio Cordova 81'
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
7
Richie Laryea
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Ali Ahmed 82'
3
Sam Adekugbe
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erik Hurtado	1
Brian White	1
Valentin Castellanos	1
Mathias Laborda	1
Jesus Medina	1
Ryan Gauld	1
Valentin Castellanos	1
Monsef Bakrar	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 D

Vancouver 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC32% Draw28% Vancouver Whitecaps FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

68%

New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC22% Draw47% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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