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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee David Barrie

Head-to-Head

3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug New York Red Bulls H 2–2 D
12 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
05 Aug New York City FC A 2–2 D
29 Jul Minnesota United FC H 4–2 W
21 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
15 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
05 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
28 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
26 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–0 W
21 Jul New England Revolution H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC New York Red Bulls
#16 Position #8
34 Points 25
17 Played 18
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
38 Scored 29
17 Conceded 39
+21 GD -10
2.00 PPG 1.39
59% Win % 39%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Armas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Kendall Waston is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
  • 25' The 35-year-old Erik Hurtado has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' 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 Andreas Ivan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Yordy Reyna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Davis made 286 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brian White, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Brett Levis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.71 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC57% Draw21% New York Red Bulls22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
78%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
43%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or New York Red Bulls
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC48% Draw35% New York Red Bulls17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.4%
1 – 0
4.1%
4 – 2
3.5%
4 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 26% 74%
-2 26% 18% 56%
-1.5 44% 56%
-1 44% 20% 37%
-0.5 63% 37%
+0.5 82% 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
25%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
8%

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