Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs New York City FC — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jair Marrufo
- Assistant 1 Corey Rockwell
- Assistant 2 Adam Garner (USA)
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Apr New York City FC H 2–0 W 05 Apr Portland Timbers H 3–2 W 22 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L 15 Mar Minnesota United FC H 6–0 W 08 Mar Portland Timbers A 4–1 W 01 Mar Toronto FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L 04 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D 22 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L 14 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W 07 Mar Orlando City SC H 5–0 W 01 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC New York City FC #16 Position #8 32 Points 19 14 Played 15 10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6 34 Scored 25 12 Conceded 21 +22 GD +4 2.29 PPG 1.27 71% Win % 33% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0-153/216-306/–31-452/346-60–/361-753/–76+6/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNew York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and New York City FC.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
- 10' 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.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' It’s high time Jesper Sørensen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brian White made 283 appearances and scored 88 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Tayvon Gray has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' Aiden O'Neill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 44' What a strike from Mathias Laborda! The score is 1-0.
- 49' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 53' Andres Cubas was booked on 53.
- 58' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Sebastian Berhalter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bruno Caicedo is hanging Cheikh Sabaly on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 73' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 77' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Berhalter departs to be replaced by Oliver Larraz.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Oliver Larraz.
- 85' 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.
- 86' GOAL! Brian White scores on 86. Assisted by Bruno Caicedo
- 88' Arnau Farnos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aiden O'Neill on 88 minute.
- 90' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Brian White departs to be replaced by Rayan Elloumi.
- Full Time. Vancouver Whitecaps FC beats New York City FC
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Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Brian White ↓ Rayan Elloumi 90'
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Andres Cubas ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 63'
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- 16
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- 18
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Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Bruno Caicedo 63'
- 59
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Bench
- 32
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Oliver Larraz ↑ 77'
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- 17
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Emmanuel Sabbi ↑ 63'
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Rayan Elloumi ↑ 90'
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Bruno Caicedo ↑ 63'
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Coach Jesper SørensenNew York City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Aiden O'Neill ↓ Arnau Farnos 88'
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Hannes Wolf ↓ Talles Magno 63'
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Keaton Parks ↓ Jonathan Shore 88'
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- 34
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Agustin Ojeda ↓ Malachi Jones 77'
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Bench
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Talles Magno ↑ 63'
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Jonathan Shore ↑ 88'
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88
Malachi Jones ↑ 77'
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- 99
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Arnau Farnos ↑ 88'
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Coach Pascal Jansen -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alexandru Mitrita 1 Nicolas Mezquida 1 Heber 1 Erik Hurtado 1 Brian White 1 Valentin Castellanos 1 Mathias Laborda 1 Jesus Medina 1 Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Toronto FC WNew York City FC Form
2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-04 New York City FC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-03-22 New York City FC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-03-14 New York City FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-03-07 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2026-03-01 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.86 New York City FC xGI would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.98Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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 84%Draw or New York City FC 38%Vancouver Whitecaps FC or New York City FC 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 Actual1 – 0 10.2%1 – 1 10%2 – 1 9.5%3 – 0 7.7%0 – 0 6.7%3 – 1 6.7%4 – 0 4.1%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 2 3.9%0 – 1 3.7%4 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push New York City FC covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 20% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 23% 35% -0.5 65% — 35% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗New York City FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.