Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
3 – 5
Full Time
San Diego FC
Thu 26 Jun 2025 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Christopher McVey
Y 45' Alejandro Alvarado Jr
Mathias Laborda 52' Y
Andres Cubas 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Diego FC — MLS at BC Place.

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

1
1
1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 games · Avg 5.3 goals San Diego FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–5 San Diego FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun San Diego FC H 3–5 L
14 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
09 Jun Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
29 May Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D
25 May Real Salt Lake A 3–2 W
18 May Austin FC A 0–0 D
San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 5–3 W
15 Jun Minnesota United FC A 4–2 W
01 Jun Austin FC H 2–0 W
29 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
24 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
18 May Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Diego FC
#16 Position #25
50 Points 32
26 Played 27
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 11
59 Scored 47
26 Conceded 47
+33 GD +0
1.92 PPG 1.19
58% Win % 30%

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
26% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). San Diego FC are 25th (32 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
San Diego FC
0-15
6/8
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/3
61-75
7/7
76+
7/9
■ 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
San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 12 G 3 A
Anders Dreyer 11 G 9 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have kicked off against San Diego FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The 31-year-old Daniel Rios has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' 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 Jeppe Tverskov suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' USA international Ian Pilcher has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Christopher McVey catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 23.
  • 28' It’s high time Jesper Sørensen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' San Diego FC is showing some good football. However, San Diego 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' Brilliant from the ! Milan Iloski makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 37' The deadlock is broken! Milan Iloski gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
  • 42' 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.
  • 43' Edier Ocampo adds to his 2 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' Milan Iloski adds to his 8 season tally! San Diego FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' Alejandro Alvarado Jr picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' What a strike from Milan Iloski! The score is 1-4.
  • 48' The whistle greets Ralph Priso-Mbongue as he departs to be replaced by Mathias Laborda.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Mathias Laborda. He receives a card.
  • 57' Alexander Mighten has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' Against the run of play, Mathias Laborda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' Emmanuel Boateng is replacing Alejandro Alvarado Jr for the San Diego FC side.
  • 71' Jean-Claude Ngando is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emmanuel Sabbi at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Diego FC's shape.
  • 79' Tomas Angel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Mighten on 79 minute.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Andres Cubas gets a card.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Andres Cubas has done his job and it is now time for Antoine Coupland to step up.
  • 88' Manu Duah gets the nod from San Diego FC. He replaces Milan Iloski and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Tomas Angel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Edier Ocampo has done his job and it is now time for Damir Kreilach to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-5 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

San Diego FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Grubb

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milan Iloski 4
Brian White 2
Mathias Laborda 1
Edier Ocampo 1
Antoine Coupland 1
Tomas Angel 1
Ian Pilcher 1
Manu Duah 1

Head to Head

2025-06-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–5 San Diego FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2025-06-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–5 San Diego FC L 2025-06-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-06-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-05-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2025-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-05-18 Austin FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

San Diego FC Form

2025-06-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–5 San Diego FC W 2025-06-15 Minnesota United FC 2–4 San Diego FC W 2025-06-01 San Diego FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2025-05-29 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 San Diego FC L 2025-05-24 San Diego FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-05-18 San Diego FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.71 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.4 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC42% Draw22% San Diego FC36%
Actual: San Diego FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes84% 0% No16%
Avg goals/match: 5.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 56%
44%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
64%
Draw or San Diego FC
58%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or San Diego FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC37% Draw33% San Diego FC30%
Actual: San Diego FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted
3 – 5
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 3
4.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 1
4.6%
3 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
4 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.2%
4 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 13% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 17% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 15% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 10% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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