Sunday , 16 August 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 0
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC BC Place 25,460 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mathias Laborda 44' 1–0
Brian White 86' 2–0
Andres Cubas 53' Y
Oliver Larraz 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs New York City FC — MLS at BC Place.

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Assistant 1 Corey Rockwell
  • Assistant 2 Adam Garner (USA)
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

1
3
1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC 2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC 2019-09-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 New York City FC 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #5
34 Points 26
17 Played 18
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
38 Scored 31
17 Conceded 24
+21 GD +7
2.00 PPG 1.44
59% Win % 39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 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
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ 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
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and New York City FC is underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Brazil international Talles Magno has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' 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.
  • 44' The Uruguay Mathias Laborda breaks the deadlock on 44 minutes. 1-0!
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' Andres Cubas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
  • 58' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 73' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Sebastian Berhalter exits the field as Oliver Larraz enters on 77.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Oliver Larraz argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 85' Arnau Farnos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' GOAL! Brian White scores on 86. Assisted by Bruno Caicedo
  • 88' New York City FC ring the changes. Aiden O'Neill has done his job and it is now time for Arnau Farnos to step up.
  • 90' Rayan Elloumi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian White on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 1
Monsef Bakrar 1
Jesus Medina 1
Nicolas Mezquida 1
Erik Hurtado 1
Yordy Reyna 1
Gary Mackay-Steven 1
Alexandru Mitrita 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC 2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC 2019-09-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 New York City FC 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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 W

New 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 accuracy
2 / 4
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC59% Draw23% New York City FC18%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
82%
Draw or New York City FC
41%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or New York City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw43% New York City FC14%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
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 New York City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 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
39% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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