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 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	17	39
2	Internacional CF Miami	17	37
3	New England Revolution	16	29
4	Chicago Fire FC	16	26
5	New York City FC	17	25
6	Charlotte FC	17	25
7	FC Cincinnati	17	23
8	D.C. United SC	17	22
9	New York Red Bulls	17	22
10	Orlando City SC	17	20
11	Columbus Crew SC	17	19
12	Toronto FC	17	16
13	Montreal Impact FC	17	15
14	Philadelphia Union	17	13
15	Atlanta United FC	17	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	16	33
17	Los Angeles FC	18	33
18	San Jose Earthquakes	17	33
19	FC Dallas	17	26
20	Real Salt Lake	16	26
21	Houston Dynamo	16	26
22	St. Louis City	17	25
23	Seattle Sounders FC	16	24
24	Minnesota United FC	17	23
25	Portland Timbers	17	21
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	18	21
27	San Diego FC	17	20
28	Colorado Rapids SC	17	19
29	Austin FC	17	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	17	14

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
#5	Position	#16
25	Points	33
17	Played	16
7 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 3
30	Scored	37
23	Conceded	16
+7	GD	+21
1.47	PPG	2.06
41%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

New York City FC are 5th (25 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/4

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York City FC to score. At the same time, Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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.
10' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' It’s gonna be a card for Andres Perea.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' A moment of madness from Mathias Laborda on 28 minutes earns him a card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
33' Sebastian Berhalter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
37' Controversy at the stadium! Santiago Rodriguez argues furiously but the card stands.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' James Sands is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keaton Parks at the 46 minute mark.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' GOAL! Monsef Bakrar scores on 55. Assisted by Santiago Rodriguez
56' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Julian Fernandez comes on to replace Andres Jasson.
57' James Sands was booked on 57.
60' What composure from Ryan Gauld! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-1.
65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Adekugbe made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
70' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Sebastian Berhalter on, Alessandro Schopf off on 70 minutes.
74' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Monsef Bakrar is withdrawn and Richie Ledezma gets his opportunity.
79' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact 3-1-4-2.
81' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Brian White by Sergio Cordova on 81 minute.
82' Ali Ahmed has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Vite on 82 minute.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Sebastian Berhalter argues furiously but the card stands.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Yordy Reyna	1
Gary Mackay-Steven	1
Alexandru Mitrita	1
Nicolas Mezquida	1
Heber	1
Erik Hurtado	1
Brian White	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

2 / 4

1.25 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC33% Draw28% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

67%

New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC23% Draw46% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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