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

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MLS · 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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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

Match Preview

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

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

2021-10-28 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	#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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Minnesota United FC for another epic battle.
5' Lucas Cavallini has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Robin Lod has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' 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.
20' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Brian White needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Adrien Hunou, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Florian Jungwirth.
43' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Michael Boxall is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' Ranko Veselinovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
63' GOAL! Brian White scores on 63.
64' GOAL! Brian White fires home to make it 3-0!
68' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Deiber Caicedo is hanging Cristian Dajome on the field on 68 minute.
72' Jan Gregus is replacing Wil Trapp for the Minnesota United FC side.
76' The whistle greets Bruno Gaspar as he departs to be replaced by Cristian Gutierrez.
77' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Robin Lod by Ethan Finlay on 77 minute.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Javain Brown.
83' A moment of madness from Javain Brown on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
84' Hassani Dotson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Brian White by Lucas Cavallini on 85 minute.
86' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 86 minute. Brian White leaves to be changed by Lucas Cavallini.
90' That is a Yellow card for Minnesota United FC. Emanuel Reynoso will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Cristian Dajome	2
Simon Becher	2
Alphonso Davies	2
Sebastian Berhalter	2
Franco Fragapane	2
Alphonso Davies	2
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	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

2.22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC61% Draw22% Minnesota United FC17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

39%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Minnesota United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC47% Draw40% Minnesota United FC13%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.1%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	22%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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