Major League Soccer WON 4–1
Thu, Oct 29 · 03:30 · BC Place
Vancouver Whitecaps Home
VS
San Diego Away
Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Diego — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick V. Whitecaps to Win
Confidence High
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Whitecaps Aim to Capitalise on Home Strength

Vancouver Whitecaps lead the standings after 31 games and host San Diego who sit 12th with just 35 points. Recent results show the visitors with four draws and one defeat in their last five outings, leaving them short on momentum. At home Vancouver average 2.3 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per match. San Diego concede 1.9 goals away from home and have managed only one clean sheet in 31 games overall. In the head to head record Vancouver hold two wins to San Diego’s one across the last four encounters. Absences for San Diego include two players with lower body issues that could weaken their defense further. Vancouver’s strong home record against this opponent suggests they will control the match through steady possession and quick transitions.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
Result
4–1 WON

Our pick “V. Whitecaps to Win” at odds 1.40 won — final score 4–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Manu Duah 2'
  3. Aleksa Cvetkovic assist Mathías Laborda 24'
  4. Brian White assist Oliver Love Larraz 41'
  5. Second half
  6. Jeppe Tverskov 55'
  7. Alejandro Alvarado Jr ↓ Aníbal Godoy 62'
  8. Bryan Zamblé ↓ Amahl Pellegrino 62'
  9. Marcus Ingvartsen ↓ Cédric Bakambu 62'
  10. Ryan Gauld assist Rayan Elloumi 66'
  11. Ralph Priso ↓ Oliver Love Larraz 67'
  12. Bruno Caicedo ↓ Yadaly Diaby 67'
  13. Thomas Müller ↓ Ryan Gauld 74'
  14. Ranko Veselinovic ↓ Tristan Blackmon 74'
  15. Onni Valakari ↓ Jeppe Tverskov 74'
  16. David Vazquez ↓ Anders Dreyer 74'
  17. Bruno Caicedo assist Ralph Priso 76'
  18. Tate Johnson 82'
  19. Onni Valakari assist David Vazquez 83'
  20. M. Gherasimencov ↓ Tate Johnson 83'
  21. Rayan Elloumi 90+1'
  22. Rayan Elloumi 90+4'
This season
Vancouver Whitecaps San Diego
Over 2.5 goals 58% 71%
Clean sheet 39% 23%
Failed to score 19% 16%
Scored per game 2.0 1.8
Conceded per game 1.0 1.9
Scored home / away 2.3 / 1.8 2.3 / 1.2

Across 31 and 31 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 VAN Vancouver Whitecaps ▲ 31 16 7 8 55
2 FCD FC Dallas 31 15 9 7 54
3 STL St. Louis City 31 14 9 8 51
4 SAN San Jose Earthquakes 31 13 9 9 48
5 HOU Houston Dynamo 31 13 9 9 48
6 LOS Los Angeles FC 32 12 11 9 47
7 SEA Seattle Sounders 31 11 10 10 43
8 COL Colorado Rapids 31 12 6 13 42
9 LOS Los Angeles Galaxy 32 10 11 11 41
10 REA Real Salt Lake 31 11 6 14 39
11 POR Portland Timbers 31 10 7 14 37
12 SAN San Diego ▲ 31 8 11 12 35
13 MIN Minnesota United FC 31 8 11 12 35
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Vancouver Whitecaps LDDWL
L @ Chicago Fire 1–3 Oct 7
D @ Los Angeles FC 1–1 Oct 11
D @ St. Louis City 0–0 Oct 15
W @ Austin 2–1 Oct 18
L @ Colorado Rapids 0–1 Oct 25
San Diego DLDDD
D @ Austin 3–3 Sep 27
L @ New York Red Bulls 1–4 Oct 10
D vs Houston Dynamo 3–3 Oct 15
D @ Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Oct 18
D vs Seattle Sounders 2–2 Oct 25
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Vancouver Whitecaps
Scored 0.8 avg
1 1 0 2 0
Conceded 1.2 avg
3 1 0 1 1
San Diego
Scored 2.2 avg
3 1 3 2 2
Conceded 2.8 avg
3 4 3 2 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Vancouver Whitecaps
1 Draws
1 San Diego
May 2026 San Diego 2–4 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps
Nov 2025 San Diego 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps
Jul 2025 San Diego 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Draw
Jun 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps 3–5 San Diego San Diego

Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 4 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps 4-4-2
  • 1 Y. Takaoka G
  • 18 É. Ocampo D
  • 2 M. Laborda D
  • 33 T. Blackmon D
  • 28 T. Johnson D
  • 25 R. Gauld M
  • 23 A. Cvetković M
  • 8 O. Larraz M
  • 77 Y. Diaby M
  • 24 B. White F
  • 19 R. Elloumi F
Bench M. Gherasimencov, K. Poku, R. Priso, T. Müller, J. Badwal, I. Boehmer, Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez, N. Djordjevic, R. Veselinović

J. Sørensen

San Diego 4-3-3
  • 13 P. Sisniega G
  • 33 O. Verhoeven D
  • 97 C. McVey D
  • 26 M. Duah D
  • 5 Kieran Sargeant D
  • 6 J. Tverskov M
  • 20 A. Godoy M
  • 12 Gabriel Pirani M
  • 10 A. Dreyer F
  • 94 C. Bakambu F
  • 90 A. Pellegrino F
Bench C. dos Santos, M. Ingvartsen, I. Pilcher, D. Þór­halls­son, O. Valakari, D. Vazquez, A. Alvarado, David Mimbang, B. B. Zamble

Mikey Varas

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • OUT S. Adekugbe Muscle Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT A. Cubas Ankle Injury
  • OUT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • OUT E. Sabbi Leg Injury
  • DOUBT R. Modesto Muscle Injury
  • OUT S. Adekugbe Muscle Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT A. Cubas Ankle Injury
  • OUT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • OUT E. Sabbi Leg Injury
  • DOUBT R. Modesto Muscle Injury
San Diego
  • OUT E. Achouri Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT E. Achouri Lower-Body Injury