Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Jun FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D 04 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D 01 Jun Houston Dynamo H 6–2 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D 03 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W 31 May New York City FC A 3–1 W 28 May Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W 20 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W 17 May Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Cincinnati #16 Position #7 32 Points 20 14 Played 15 10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5 34 Scored 36 12 Conceded 37 +22 GD -1 2.29 PPG 1.33 71% Win % 33% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0-153/216-306/–31-452/346-60–/361-753/–76+6/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Cincinnati0-151/116-302/531-457/346-603/461-752/176+8/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and FC Cincinnati.
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Dominique Badji has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvas Powell, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' That looks like a foul for a card for Ian Murphy.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 276 games and scored 424 goals.
- 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Martins made 144 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 49' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
- 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' Ryan Raposo was booked on 60.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 66' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Ryan Raposo by Julian Gressel on 66 minute.
- 68' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Ian Murphy departs to be replaced by Santiago Arias.
- 73' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Andres Cubas by Ryan Gauld on 73 minute.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a card for Yerson Mosquera.
- 78' The whistle greets Yuya Kubo as he departs to be replaced by Malik Pinto.
- 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' GOAL! Luciano Acosta scores on 84.
- 86' The whistle greets Brian White as he departs to be replaced by Simon Becher.
- 87' The whistle greets Sebastian Berhalter as he departs to be replaced by Deiber Caicedo.
- 89' What an equalizer from Ryan Gauld!
- 90' Pedro Vite is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 90 minute. Alvaro Barreal leaves to be changed by Raymon Gaddis.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Brian White ↓ Simon Becher 86'
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Andres Cubas ↓ Ryan Gauld 73'
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Ryan Raposo ↓ Julian Gressel 66'
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Javain Brown ↓ Tristan Blackmon 66'
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Bench
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Julian Gressel ↑ 66'
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Tristan Blackmon ↑ 66'
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Ryan Gauld ↑ 73'
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Deiber Caicedo ↑ 87'
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Simon Becher ↑ 86'
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Coach Vanni SartiniFC Cincinnati Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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Yuya Kubo ↓ Malik Pinto 78'
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Alvaro Barreal ↓ Raymon Gaddis 90'
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Ian Murphy ↓ Santiago Arias 68'
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Bench
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Santiago Arias ↑ 68'
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Luciano Acosta ↑ 68'
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Raymon Gaddis ↑ 90'
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Malik Pinto ↑ 78'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryan Gauld 2 Cristian Dajome 2 Brandon Vazquez 1 Alvaro Barreal 1 Luciano Acosta 1 Hwang Inbeom 1 Felipe Martins 1 Allan Cruz 1 Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2023-06-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W 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 LFC Cincinnati Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.92 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 FC Cincinnati xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 68%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 77% 23% ± 3.5 59% 41% ± 4.5 40% 60% Double Chance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw 81%Draw or FC Cincinnati 39%Vancouver Whitecaps FC or FC Cincinnati 80%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 8.1%3 – 1 7.7%2 – 0 6.5%1 – 1 Actual3 – 0 6.1%4 – 1 5.6%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 2 4.9%4 – 0 4.4%1 – 0 4.2%1 – 2 3.6%4 – 2 3.6%Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers -2.5 31% — 69% -2 31% 19% 50% -1.5 50% — 50% -1 50% 19% 31% -0.5 69% — 31% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 8% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.