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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 1 Jul 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Katia Koroleva

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

6
4
5
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
23 Jun Philadelphia Union A 0–4 L
09 Jun Orlando City SC H 5–2 W
02 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
26 May New England Revolution H 3–3 D
19 May FC Dallas A 2–2 D
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
24 Jun Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
14 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
10 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
02 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
27 May Portland Timbers H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado Rapids SC
#16 Position #26
34 Points 22
17 Played 18
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
38 Scored 27
17 Conceded 25
+21 GD +2
2.00 PPG 1.22
59% Win % 39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Colorado Rapids SC get this one started.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Tim Howard is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 20' Edgar Castillo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brian Rowe, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Brian White scoring 2 goals.
  • 40' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Yannick Boli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Marcel de Jong is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • The points are shared — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 6
Diego Rubio 4
Rafael Navarro 3
Gyasi Zardes 2
Fredy Montero 2
Yordy Reyna 2
Kei Kamara 2
Ryan Gauld 2

Head to Head

2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-06-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-06-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–2 Orlando City SC W 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-05-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2018-05-19 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.81 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC51% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC23%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
49%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Colorado Rapids SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC17%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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