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

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MLS · 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Thu 28 Oct 2021 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Florian Jungwirth 38' Y

Javain Brown 82' Y

Javain Brown 83' Y

Y 84' Hassani Dotson

Y 90' Emanuel Reynoso

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
24 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
21 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	3–2	W
18 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
10 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–4	L
03 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
24 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
21 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	3–2	W
17 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
10 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–3	L
03 Oct	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Minnesota United FC
#16	Position	#25
64	Points	44
34	Played	34
19 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
74	Scored	56
34	Conceded	58
+40	GD	-2
1.88	PPG	1.29
56%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Minnesota United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emanuel Reynoso suffering a number of foals already.
35' 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.
38' Poor challenge from Florian Jungwirth. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' A goal from the New Zealand international Michael Boxall! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-0!
50' Ethan Finlay has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 301 appearances.
55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
60' Javain Brown has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
63' Brilliant from the ! Brian White makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 63.
64' The USA Brian White breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 3-0!
68' Deiber Caicedo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Dajome at the 68 minute mark.
72' Jan Gregus gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Wil Trapp and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Cristian Gutierrez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno Gaspar at the 76 minute mark.
77' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Robin Lod is replaced by Ethan Finlay on 77 minute.
82' Javain Brown has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
83' Poor challenge from Javain Brown. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
84' It’s a booking for Minnesota United FC player. Hassani Dotson gets a Yellow card.
85' Lucas Cavallini gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Brian White and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is replaced by Lucas Cavallini.
90' Emanuel Reynoso has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2021-10-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2021-10-24 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-10-21 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union W 2021-10-17 Austin FC 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-03 FC Dallas 0–0 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC58% Draw23% Minnesota United FC19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

42%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw42% Minnesota United FC15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.9%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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