Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# 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 14 Sep Philadelphia Union H 7–0 W 24 Aug St. Louis City H 3–2 W 18 Aug Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D 10 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L 27 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–0 W 20 Jul San Diego FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–7 L 30 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W 23 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 4–0 W 16 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L 09 Aug Toronto FC H 1–1 D 26 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Philadelphia Union #16 Position #15 32 Points 7 14 Played 15 10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10 34 Scored 18 12 Conceded 30 +22 GD -12 2.29 PPG 0.47 71% Win % 7% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0-153/216-306/–31-452/346-60–/361-753/–76+6/2■ Scored ■ ConcededPhiladelphia Union0-152/316-301/431-452/246-602/161-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 8' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 8.
- 13' 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.
- 16' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 16.
- 18' Goal! Mathias Laborda scores his 10 goal in 276 matches.
- 23' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 24' Goal! Emmanuel Sabbi scores his 13 goal in 428 matches.
- 29' 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 Tai Baribo suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' What a strike from Thomas Muller! The score is 3-0.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Quinn Sullivan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 45 minute. Mikkel Uhre leaves to be changed by Tai Baribo.
- 46' Goal! Thomas Muller scores his 88 goal in 540 matches.
- 51' 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.
- 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 61' Emmanuel Sabbi with the second goal in the match!
- 62' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Indiana Vassilev is replaced by Bruno Damiani on 62 minute.
- 67' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rayan Elloumi is hanging Daniel Rios on the field on 67 minute.
- 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Milan Iloski on 68.
- 68' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tate Johnson is hanging Edier Ocampo on the field on 68 minute.
- 70' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 70 minute. Milan Iloski leaves to be changed by Neil Pierre.
- 74' It’s gonna be a card for Tate Johnson.
- 75' Tai Baribo was booked on 75.
- 80' Goal! Rayan Elloumi scores his 2 goal in 276 matches.
- 82' Jeevan Badwal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andres Cubas on 82 minute.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Jovan Lukic. He receives a card.
- 87' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Tristan Blackmon by Giuseppe Bovalina on 87 minute.
- 88' GOAL! Thomas Muller scores on 88. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Philadelphia Union.
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Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
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20
Andres Cubas ↓ Jeevan Badwal 82'
- 33
- 16
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14
Daniel Rios ↓ Rayan Elloumi 67'
- 12
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22
Ali Ahmed ↓ Jayden Nelson 67'
- 2
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18
Edier Ocampo ↓ Tate Johnson 68'
- 11
Bench
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7
Jayden Nelson ↑ 67'
- 32
- 6
- 17
- 26
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59
Jeevan Badwal ↑ 82'
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27
Giuseppe Bovalina ↑ 87'
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28
Tate Johnson ↑ 68'
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75
Rayan Elloumi ↑ 67'
Coach Jesper SørensenPhiladelphia Union Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Kai Wagner 45'
- 19
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32
Milan Iloski ↓ Neil Pierre 70'
- 33
- 26
- 8
- 5
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Mikkel Uhre ↓ Tai Baribo 45'
- 76
- 39
- 4
Bench
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27
Kai Wagner ↑ 45'
- 15
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21
Danley Jean Jacques ↑ 45'
- 31
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9
Tai Baribo ↑ 45'
- 14
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20
Bruno Damiani ↑ 62'
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44
Neil Pierre ↑ 70'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Thomas Muller 3 Borek Dockal 2 Borek Dockal 2 Emmanuel Sabbi 2 Rayan Elloumi 1 Fafa Picault 1 Ilsinho 1 Fafa Picault 1 Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2025-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-08-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-08-10 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-07-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-07-20 San Diego FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC DPhiladelphia Union Form
2025-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-08-16 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-09 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Toronto FC D 2025-07-26 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 43.32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.81 Philadelphia Union xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 74%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.13Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 76% 24% ± 3.5 57% 43% ± 4.5 38% 62% Double Chance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw 89%Draw or Philadelphia Union 26%Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Philadelphia Union 85%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 7–0 not predicted7 – 0Actual3 – 0 9.8%2 – 0 9.2%4 – 0 8%3 – 1 7.8%2 – 1 7.2%4 – 1 6.4%1 – 0 5.5%5 – 0 5.3%1 – 1 5%5 – 1 4.3%3 – 2 3.2%6 – 0 3%Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers -2.5 46% — 54% -2 46% 20% 34% -1.5 66% — 34% -1 66% 17% 17% -0.5 83% — 17% +0.5 94% — 6% +1 94% 4% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet 4% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.