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New York City FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Jose Da Silva

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

1
3
1
New York City FC 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
29 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
27 Jul Orlando City SC A 2–0 W
14 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
11 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
08 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug New York City FC A 2–2 D
29 Jul Minnesota United FC H 4–2 W
21 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
15 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
08 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–2 W
01 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
  • 5' The 36-year-old Maxime Chanot has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Jesus Medina has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Domenec Torrent will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bernie Ibini-Isei made 206 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Yordy Reyna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' It’s high time Domenec Torrent made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
  • 70' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesus Medina 1
Ryan Gauld 1
Valentin Castellanos 1
Monsef Bakrar 1
Jesus Medina 1
Nicolas Mezquida 1
Erik Hurtado 1
Yordy Reyna 1

Head to Head

2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

New York City FC Form

2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC L 2018-07-27 Orlando City SC 0–2 New York City FC W 2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-07-11 New York City FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-07-08 New York City FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC42% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
58%
New York City FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC29% Draw43% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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