Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 11 Apr 2026, 23:30 UTCFull timeBC PlaceFull-time recap

Vancouver Whitecaps

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New York City FC

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Vancouver Whitecaps	New York City FC
Shots	25 shots/match▲	10 shots/match
Shots on target	10 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	3.44 xG/match▲	0.6 xG/match
Possession	42%	58%
Corners	12 corners/match	5 corners/match
Fouls	16 fouls/match	8 fouls/match
Yellow cards	2 cards/match	0 cards/match▲

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Vancouver Whitecaps's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Vancouver Whitecaps show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Vancouver Whitecaps's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16.9 shots/match▲ShotsVancouver Whitecaps · New York City FC12.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Vancouver Whitecaps	New York City FC	Baseline
Shots	16.9 shots/match	12.3 shots/match	12.1 shots/match
Shots against	7.71 shots/match	13.9 shots/match	12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Vancouver Whitecaps favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · New York City FC in 0 · 6 too close

2.71 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 7/72 goals/match

0.57 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 7/71.29 goals/match

2.88 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 4/41.21 xG/match

0.71 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 4/41.73 xG/match

16.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 7/712.3 shots/match

7.71 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 7/713.9 shots/match

7.14 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 7/75.29 shots/match

2.57 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 7/75 shots/match

55.6%Possessionseason · 7/756.1%

6.29 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/74.14 corners/match

4 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 7/74.86 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/31.67 cards/match

15.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/712.7 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

57%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/714%

86%Scoring frequencyseason · 7/786%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Vancouver Whitecaps85

New York City FC88.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Vancouver Whitecaps95.6

New York City FC66.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Vancouver Whitecaps93.3

New York City FC48.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Vancouver Whitecaps85

New York City FC21.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps67.5

New York City FC40.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 71%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps80

New York City FC21.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Vancouver Whitecaps90.4

New York City FC51.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

3 goals/match▲Goals scored5/52.2 goals/match

0.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.4 goals/match

2.88 xG/match▲Expected goals4/41.21 xG/match

18.2 shots/match▲Shots5/512.6 shots/match

8.2 shots/match▲Shots on target5/55.4 shots/match

54%Possession5/555.2%

6.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match

—Cards1/1—

15.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

7 / 7 matches

2.71 goals/match▲Goals scored7/72 goals/match

0.57 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/71.29 goals/match

2.88 xG/match▲Expected goals4/41.21 xG/match

16.9 shots/match▲Shots7/712.3 shots/match

7.14 shots/match▲Shots on target7/75.29 shots/match

55.6%Possession7/756.1%

6.29 corners/matchCorners7/74.14 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/31.67 cards/match

15.3 fouls/matchFouls7/712.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

7 / 7 matches

2.71 goals/match▲Goals scored7/72 goals/match

0.57 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/71.29 goals/match

2.88 xG/match▲Expected goals4/41.21 xG/match

16.9 shots/match▲Shots7/712.3 shots/match

7.14 shots/match▲Shots on target7/75.29 shots/match

55.6%Possession7/756.1%

6.29 corners/matchCorners7/74.14 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/31.67 cards/match

15.3 fouls/matchFouls7/712.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

6 / 3 matches

2.5 goals/match▲Goals scored6/31 goals/match

0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed6/31.33 goals/match

2.88 xG/matchExpected goals4/1—

17 shots/match▲Shots6/311 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target6/34 shots/match

55.5%Possession6/358.3%

6.17 corners/matchCorners6/33.67 corners/match

—Cards2/2—

15.7 fouls/matchFouls6/312.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.88 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples7 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 12 Apr 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Vancouver Whitecaps show a distinct attacking-volume record

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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