Sunday , 16 August 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 27 Apr 2019 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Alejandro Bedoya
Yordy Reyna 45' Y
Ali Adnan 51' Y
PC 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 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
1
1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 games · Avg 4.3 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2018-06-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D
20 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Los Angeles FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
06 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–2 L
31 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
14 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
06 Apr FC Dallas H 2–1 W
30 Mar FC Cincinnati A 2–0 W
23 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Philadelphia Union
#16 Position #13
34 Points 16
17 Played 18
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
38 Scored 25
17 Conceded 33
+21 GD -8
2.00 PPG 0.89
59% Win % 22%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ 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
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Philadelphia Union has kicked off!
  • 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.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Doneil Henry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' Alejandro Bedoya was booked on 24.
  • 29' Olivier Mbaizo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' The Canada Doneil Henry breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-0!
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' 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.
  • 51' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! PC argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 61 minute. Brenden Aaronson leaves to be changed by Fafa Picault.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Yordy Reyna is replaced by Joaquin Ardaiz on 65 minute.
  • 66' What composure from Kacper Przybylko! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Warren Creavalle is replacing David Accam for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 79' Lass Bangoura is replacing PC for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
  • 84' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Elliott made 289 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thomas Muller 3
Emmanuel Sabbi 2
Borek Dockal 2
Borek Dockal 2
Mathias Laborda 1
Rayan Elloumi 1
Fafa Picault 1
Ilsinho 1

Head to Head

2019-04-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2018-06-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2019-04-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2019-04-20 Orlando City SC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2019-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2019-04-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-04-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2019-04-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-04-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-04-06 Philadelphia Union 2–1 FC Dallas W 2019-03-30 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC47% Draw26% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
53%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Philadelphia Union
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC37% Draw43% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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