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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 2
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
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

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

3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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
New York Red Bulls
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 #10
50 Points 33
26 Played 26
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
59 Scored 34
26 Conceded 48
+33 GD -14
1.92 PPG 1.27
58% Win % 35%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 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
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, New York Red Bulls does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' USA international Jake Nerwinski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Stefan Marinovic, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Vancouver Whitecaps 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.
  • 45' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Sean Davis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 290 appearances.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' The 33-year-old Tim Parker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 438 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Aaron Maund is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kendall Waston 2
Daniel Royer 2
Daniel Royer 2
Kendall Waston 2
Brian White 1
Lewis Morgan 1
Fredy Montero 1
Andy Rose 1

Head to Head

2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2018-08-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-07-26 D.C. United SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2018-07-21 New York Red Bulls 2–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.47 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC55% Draw22% New York Red Bulls23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
78%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
45%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or New York Red Bulls
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC46% Draw37% New York Red Bulls17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.5%
0 – 0
3.4%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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