Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
3 – 1
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 28 May 2023 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Eduard Lowen 10' 1–0
2–0 45' Tristan Blackmon og
2–1 83' Brian White
Miguel Perez 90+4' 3–1
Jakob Nerwinski 20' Y
Tim Parker 22' Y
Y 49' Sebastian Berhalter
Jared Stroud 60' Y
Njabulo Blom 85' Y
Y 90' Julian Gressel
Y 90' Ryan Gauld

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Citypark.

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

1
1
4
St. Louis City 6 games · Avg 4.0 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
21 May Sporting Kansas City H 4–0 W
13 May Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
16 Apr FC Cincinnati H 5–1 W
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May St. Louis City A 1–3 L
21 May Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W
18 May FC Dallas A 1–2 L
14 May Portland Timbers A 1–3 L
07 May Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
30 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

St. Louis City Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#27 Position #16
16 Points 32
14 Played 14
4 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 2
16 Scored 34
20 Conceded 12
-4 GD +22
1.14 PPG 2.29
29% Win % 71%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
6/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Citypark. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Jared Stroud has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Eduard Lowen makes it 1-0.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Louis City in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact 4-3-2-1.
  • 20' St. Louis City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 22' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tim Parker on 22 minutes.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at Citypark. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Ryan Gauld adds to his 0 season tally! St. Louis City lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 49' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' Brian White gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Simon Becher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' That is a Yellow card for St. Louis City. Jared Stroud will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' St. Louis City ring the changes. Jakob Nerwinski has done his job and it is now time for John Nelson to step up.
  • 65' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Javain Brown is withdrawn and Sergio Cordova gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Tristan Blackmon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' Tomas Ostrak is replacing Jared Stroud for the St. Louis City side.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 83' A goal from the USA international Brian White! He fires home on 83 to make it 2-1!
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Njabulo Blom on 85.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Njabulo Blom on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Jon Bell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicholas Gioacchini at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Julian Gressel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. St. Louis City take all three points.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 8
Eduard Lowen 3
Fafa Picault 2
Nokkvi THorisson 2
Njabulo Blom 1
Ryan Raposo 1
Thomas Muller 1
Daniel Rios 1

Head to Head

2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

St. Louis City Form

2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City L 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-05-18 FC Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City48% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
72%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
52%
St. Louis City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City34% Draw41% Vancouver Whitecaps FC25%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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