Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 2

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 7 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Brian White 17' 1–0

1–1 33' Michael Boxall

Brian White 52' 2–1

Simon Becher 56' 3–1

3–2 65' Sang-bin Jeong

Overview

Match Preview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC 2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC 2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
30 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–0	D
16 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–0	D
09 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
02 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	5–0	W
26 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
01 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
23 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L
09 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	St. Louis City	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Minnesota United FC
#16	Position	#25
34	Points	24
17	Played	18
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
38	Scored	20
17	Conceded	25
+21	GD	-5
2.00	PPG	1.33
59%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ 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

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at BC Place. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Minnesota United FC.
5' Franco Fragapane has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
10' 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 Joseph Rosales suffering a number of foals already.
15' The 28-year-old Hassani Dotson has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
17' Brian White doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
22' 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.
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 285 games and scored 416 goals.
29' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 29 minute. Luis Amarilla leaves to be changed by Joseph Rosales.
33' Michael Boxall has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 50% of all matches.
52' Brian White puts Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the lead.
55' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Brian White departs to be replaced by Simon Becher.
56' Simon Becher does the damage! The net is bulging and Vancouver Whitecaps FC surge ahead!
56' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Simon Becher comes on to replace Brian White.
61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
64' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schopf is replaced by Russell Teibert.
65' A goal from the international Sang-Bin Jung! He fires home on 65 to make it 3-2!
66' GOAL! Sang-Bin Jung scores on 66.
66' Mender Garcia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bongokuhle Hlongwane at the 66 minute mark.
71' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
76' Ranko Veselinovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
78' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Luis Martins by Ryan Raposo on 78 minute.
79' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Luis Martins by Ryan Raposo on 79 minute.
84' Tristan Blackmon, a USA , has 28 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
89' Andres Cubas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Vancouver Whitecaps FC take all three points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Russell Teibert 64'
14
Luis Martins ↓ Ryan Raposo 79'
24
Brian White ↓ Simon Becher 55'
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
19
Julian Gressel
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld ↓ Mathias Laborda 79'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
23
Javain Brown
45
Pedro Vite

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Robin Lod
92
Kemar Lawrence
20
Wil Trapp ↓ Hassani Dotson 78'
15
Michael Boxall
7
Franco Fragapane ↓ Brent Kallman 66'
9
Luis Amarilla ↓ Joseph Rosales 29'
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Mender Garcia 66'
4
Miguel Tapias
11
Sang-bin Jeong

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

2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-16 Austin FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-01 Minnesota United FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-04-16 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-04-02 St. Louis City 0–1 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 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 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC60% Draw23% Minnesota United FC17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

40%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw42% Minnesota United FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.6%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	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

38% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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