Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 2

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 1 Aug 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Baldisimo 34' Y

Y 45' Romain Metanire

Y 49' D.J. Taylor

Y 55' Wil Trapp

Tosaint Ricketts 86' Y

Janio Bikel 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC 2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-07-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Minnesota United FC 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
25 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
21 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
18 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
08 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	0–4	L
05 Jul	FC Dallas	A	2–2	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–2	D
29 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
25 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
18 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
08 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
04 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Minnesota United FC
#16	Position	#29
50	Points	29
26	Played	27
15 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
59	Scored	40
26	Conceded	49
+33	GD	-9
1.92	PPG	1.07
58%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	17 G
Thomas Muller	9 G	5 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Vancouver Whitecaps FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Hassani Dotson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 290 appearances.
15' 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.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' D.J. Taylor has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Baldisimo.
36' The Colombia Cristian Dajome breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 1-0!
41' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Romain Metanire is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 45.
46' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Jacori Hayes is replaced by Adrien Hunou on 46 minute.
46' Ethan Finlay doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
49' The referee has no hesitation. D.J. Taylor is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 49.
54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' It’s a booking for Minnesota United FC player. Wil Trapp gets a Yellow card.
60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 439 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Michael Baldisimo is replaced by Patrick Metcalfe on 62 minute.
67' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
76' Against the run of play, Robin Lod has scored! This game has turned on its head.
80' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Russell Teibert is withdrawn and Ryan Raposo gets his opportunity.
85' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
86' Tosaint Ricketts was booked on 86.
87' The referee calls foul for Janio Bikel. He receives a Yellow card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Brian White ↓ Javain Brown 80'
31
Russell Teibert ↓ Ryan Raposo 80'
55
Michael Baldisimo ↓ Patrick Metcalfe 62'
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel
1
Thomas Hasal
3
Cristian Gutierrez
11
Cristian Dajome
4
Ranko Veselinovic
7
Deiber Caicedo
28
Jakob Nerwinski ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 80'

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	5
Franco Fragapane	2
Alphonso Davies	2
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	2
Pedro Vite	2
Cristian Dajome	2
Simon Becher	2
Alphonso Davies	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake L 2021-07-05 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-29 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-07-04 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC53% Draw23% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

47%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw39% Minnesota United FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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