Vancouver Whitecaps: match results and statistics
3 investigationsLatest Vancouver Whitecaps football matches: every report comes with full stats, xG analysis and the Crime Index of the result.
Current squad — Vancouver Whitecaps
Goalkeepers
- 1Y. Takaoka
- 30A. Zendejas
- 32I. Boehmer
Defenders
- 2M. Laborda
- 3S. Adekugbe
- 4R. Veselinović
- 6R. Priso
- 18É. Ocampo
- 28T. Johnson
- 29M. Gherasimencov
- 33T. Blackmon
- 41N. Djordjevic
- 43Trevor Wright
Midfielders
- 8A. Cvetković
- 8O. Larraz
- 11E. Sabbi
- 13T. Müller
- 17K. Cabrera
- 20A. Cubas
- 25R. Gauld
- 26J. Ngando
- 59J. Badwal
- 97Liam Mackenzie
Attackers
- 7C. Sabaly
- 14Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
- 19R. Elloumi
- 20K. Poku
- 24B. White
- 48M. Garnette
- 63Johnny Selemani
Injuries & Suspensions
- A. Cubas— Missing Fixture (Yellow Cards)
- A. Cvetkovic— Missing Fixture (Inactive)
- B. Caicedo— Missing Fixture (Injury)
- B. Halbouni— Missing Fixture (Knee Injury)
- B. White— Missing Fixture (Hamstring Injury)
- C. Sabaly— Missing Fixture (Hamstring Injury)
- E. Sabbi— Missing Fixture (Groin Injury)
- J. Badwal— Missing Fixture (Concussion)
- K. G. Cabrera Nakamura— Missing Fixture (Foot Injury)
- K. Poku— Missing Fixture (Muscle Injury)
- M. Gherasimencov— Missing Fixture (Illness)
- O. Larraz— Missing Fixture (Hip Injury)
- R. Gauld— Missing Fixture (Knee Injury)
- R. Priso— Missing Fixture (Muscle Injury)
- R. Veselinovic— Missing Fixture (Knee Injury)
- S. Adekugbe— Missing Fixture (Muscle Injury)
- S. Berhalter— Missing Fixture (Transfer negotiations)
- S. Schonlau— Missing Fixture (Hamstring Injury)
- T. Blackmon— Missing Fixture (Calf Injury)
- T. Muller— Missing Fixture (Illness)
- Y. Takaoka— Missing Fixture (Red Card)
Recent Transfers
- A. Cvetković— joined from OFK Beograd, Transfer (2026-08-09)
- A. Cvetković— joined from OFK Beograd, Transfer (2026-08-08)
- K. Poku— joined from RWDM, Transfer (2026-07-29)
- K. Poku— joined from RWDM, Transfer (2026-07-28)
- S. Berhalter— left for Middlesbrough, Transfer (2026-07-27)
- S. Berhalter— left for Middlesbrough, Transfer (2026-07-26)
- S. Schonlau— left for Holstein Kiel, Free agent (2026-07-03)
- S. Schonlau— left for Holstein Kiel, Free agent (2026-07-02)
- J. Pupe— left for St. Truiden, Transfer (2026-06-30)
- L. Banovic— left for HNK Hajduk Split, Free agent (2026-06-30)
Vancouver Whitecaps Squad: Latest Match
Vancouver Whitecaps — Houston Dynamo · 4-2-3-1- 1Yohei TakaokaG
- 18Édier OcampoD
- 2Mathías LabordaD
- 33Tristan BlackmonD
- 28Tate JohnsonD
- 8Oliver LarrazM
- 20Andrés CubasM
- 11Emmanuel SabbiM
- 25Ryan GauldM
- 7Cheick Tidiane SabalyM
- 19Rayan ElloumiF
Houston Dynamo Beat Vancouver With Just One Shot On Target
Vancouver Whitecaps put up seventeen shots and held nearly two-thirds of possession, but only one of those shots forced a save — and the hosts lost 0-1 at home. Houston Dynamo scored the only goal of the night in the 34th minute through defender Franco Negri and protected the slim lead the rest of the way. On expected goals (xG), the hosts led 1.32 to 0.55. The match anomaly score here is high: per the Bravsen model, a result like this at this size of chance-quality gap shows up in roughly 15% of comparable matches.
Vancouver Whitecaps Beat Seattle Sounders 2:0 Without the Hosts Testing the Keeper
The hosts never once forced the away goalkeeper into a save across ninety minutes — five shots on goal, none of them on target. Vancouver Whitecaps came away with a 2:0 win, backed by a clear edge on expected goals (xG): 1.56 against 0.67 for Seattle. The match anomaly score here is low: per the Bravsen model, a result like this at this size of chance-quality gap shows up in roughly 32% of comparable matches — a logical outcome for a table leader against a mid-table side, not a statistical fluke.
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC 1:1 — One Penalty Against Twenty Shots
Vancouver Whitecaps did not lose control of this match at any point, and that is precisely the problem with how it ended.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the head coach of Vancouver Whitecaps?
Per the most recently analyzed match (Vancouver Whitecaps — Houston Dynamo) — Jesper Sorensen.
How many players are in Vancouver Whitecaps's current squad?
30 players: goalkeepers — 3, defenders — 10, midfielders — 10, attackers — 7.
How often do Vancouver Whitecaps's match results diverge from the xG-expected outcome?
Bravsen has analyzed 3 matches — average Crime Index 62, with 2 scoring 60+ (the threshold for an anomalous gap between the result and the xG model).
A 0-1 home loss to Houston Dynamo is Vancouver Whitecaps' single most anomalous covered match out of 4 reviewed, Crime Index 71% — well above the club's 53% average across those matches. By chance quality, the hosts appear to have deserved at least a draw.
An xG shortfall across the season overall
Across the 5 matches with calculated xG, Vancouver generated 7.33 expected goals but scored only 6 — a notable shortfall against the model. A club with this finishing profile regularly lands in games where the quality of play diverges from the scoreline — the Houston loss fits that picture logically. The same club also shows up on LAFC's page as the opponent in a high-scoring 1-1 draw from another report in the database.
The average Crime Index is already elevated without that peak
A 53% average across 4 reviewed matches is well above the 40-50% range typical of club football on this site.