Major League Soccer MISSED 3–3
Sun, Sep 27 · 04:30 · BC Place
Vancouver Whitecaps Home
VS
DC United Away
Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Under 4.5 Goals
Confidence Low
Odds 1.33 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Vancouver Whitecaps Host Low Scoring DC United

Vancouver Whitecaps lead the standings on 49 points from 25 games while DC United sit 11th with 29. The home side score 2.3 goals a game at BC Place and concede 0.8 there. DC United score 1.2 goals a game on the road and concede 1.3 away. Only three of the last six head-to-head fixtures went over 2.5 goals. Vancouver have recorded three or more total goals in 15 of their 25 league games this season. DC United have the same figure in 14 of their 25 matches. The absences of several Vancouver defenders may limit open play and keep the scoreline down.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
3–3 MISSED

Our pick “Under 4.5 Goals” at odds 1.33 didn’t land — final score 3–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Kimito Nono assist Nathan Ordaz 16'
  3. Kye Rowles 23'
  4. Brian White 25'
  5. Nikola Marković ↓ Jackson Hopkins 45'
  6. Bruno Caicedo assist Thomas Müller 45+3'
  7. Second half
  8. Lucas Bartlett assist Keisuke Kurokawa 65'
  9. Ryan Gauld ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 67'
  10. Jared Stroud ↓ João Gabriel Martins Peglow 70'
  11. Brandon Servania ↓ Silvan Hefti 70'
  12. Thomas Müller assist Aleksa Cvetkovic 72'
  13. Kimito Nono assist Hosei Kijima 80'
  14. Johnny Selemani ↓ Oliver Love Larraz 85'
  15. Sam Adekugbe ↓ Rui Modesto 85'
  16. Sean Nealis ↓ Nathan Ordaz 86'
  17. William Antley ↓ Hosei Kijima 86'
This season
Vancouver Whitecaps DC United
Over 2.5 goals 60% 56%
Clean sheet 44% 24%
Failed to score 16% 32%
Scored per game 2.2 1.2
Conceded per game 0.9 1.6
Scored home / away 2.3 / 2.2 1.3 / 1.2

Across 25 and 25 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 VAN Vancouver Whitecaps ▲ 25 15 4 6 49
2 HOU Houston Dynamo 26 13 5 8 44
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Vancouver Whitecaps LWLLW
L vs St. Louis City 1–3 Sep 6
W vs Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Sep 10
L vs Austin 1–2 Sep 13
L @ CF Montreal 1–2 Sep 16
W @ Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sep 20
DC United LDWDL
L @ Charlotte 1–3 Aug 22
D vs Los Angeles FC 0–0 Aug 29
W vs Columbus Crew 2–1 Sep 9
D vs Atlanta United FC 0–0 Sep 12
L vs Charlotte 1–2 Sep 19
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Vancouver Whitecaps
Scored 1.8 avg
1 3 1 1 3
Conceded 1.4 avg
3 0 2 2 0
DC United
Scored 0.8 avg
1 0 2 0 1
Conceded 1.2 avg
3 0 1 0 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2 Draws
3 DC United
Oct 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 DC United Draw
Feb 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 DC United Draw
Aug 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 DC United Vancouver Whitecaps
Jul 2018 DC United 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps DC United
May 2017 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 DC United DC United

Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 6 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Y. Takaoka G
  • 70 Rui Modesto D
  • 33 T. Blackmon D
  • 2 M. Laborda D
  • 28 T. Johnson D
  • 23 A. Cvetković M
  • 8 O. Larraz M
  • 11 E. Sabbi M
  • 13 T. Müller M
  • 14 Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez M
  • 24 B. White F
Bench K. Cabrera, I. Boehmer, S. Adekugbe, R. Elloumi, R. Gauld, C. Sabaly, N. Djordjevic, K. Poku, S. Ramíirez, V. Sedin, Johnny Selemani, R. Veselinović

J. Sørensen

DC United 4-4-2
  • 1 S. Johnson G
  • 5 S. Hefti D
  • 3 L. Bartlett D
  • 15 K. Rowles D
  • 6 K. Kurokawa D
  • 2 K. Nono M
  • 21 A. Dozzell M
  • 77 Hosei Kijima M
  • 7 Peglow M
  • 22 N. Ordaz F
  • 25 J. Hopkins F
Bench Nikola Markovic, S. Nealis, J. Stroud, B. Servania, Grant Leveille, K. Castillo, A. Bono, C. Antley, Gavin Turner

R. Weiler

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • OUT J. Badwal Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT Y. Diaby International duty
  • OUT R. Elloumi International duty
  • OUT M. Gherasimencov International duty
  • OUT E. Ocampo International duty
  • OUT R. Priso International duty
  • OUT R. Veselinovic Knee Injury
  • DOUBT A. Cubas Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • DOUBT K. Poku Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. Badwal Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT Y. Diaby International duty
  • OUT R. Elloumi International duty
  • OUT M. Gherasimencov International duty
  • OUT E. Ocampo International duty
  • OUT R. Priso International duty
  • OUT R. Veselinovic Knee Injury
  • DOUBT A. Cubas Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • DOUBT K. Poku Muscle Injury
DC United
  • OUT T. Baribo International duty
  • OUT L. Munteanu International duty
  • OUT N. Ordaz International duty
  • OUT M. Peltola International duty
  • OUT G. Segal Leg Injury
  • OUT T. Baribo International duty
  • OUT L. Munteanu International duty
  • OUT N. Ordaz International duty
  • OUT M. Peltola International duty
  • OUT G. Segal Leg Injury