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 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#10	Position	#16
42	Points	64
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	19 / 7 / 8
49	Scored	74
45	Conceded	34
+4	GD	+40
1.24	PPG	1.88
29%	Win %	56%

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 10th (42 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. New York City FC host Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the battle begin!
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The referee has no hesitation. Andres Perea is booked for New York City FC — card on 20.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
28' Mathias Laborda picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
33' 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.
37' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
42' Maxi Moralez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
46' James Sands is replacing Keaton Parks for the New York City FC side.
51' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' Monsef Bakrar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
56' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Julian Fernandez comes on to replace Andres Jasson.
57' James Sands catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
60' The Scotland Ryan Gauld breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-1!
65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tristan Blackmon made 302 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
70' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Alessandro Schopf by Sebastian Berhalter on 70 minute.
74' The whistle greets Monsef Bakrar as he departs to be replaced by Richie Ledezma.
79' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
81' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is replaced by Sergio Cordova.
82' Ali Ahmed gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Pedro Vite and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Sebastian Berhalter argues furiously but the card stands.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
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 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

1.14 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC32% Draw29% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

68%

New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC22% Draw48% Vancouver Whitecaps FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

9.9%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.6%

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%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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