Team data profile

Vancouver Whitecaps

Major League Soccer · 2026 season

Grade A · Strong evidence

Coverage

What supports this profile

Season sample14completed matches
Data window22 February 2026to 24 May 2026
Data cutoff25 May 2026profile-v1

Neutral style profile

Recorded tendencies

Every value is a competition percentile with its source coverage.

Possession control

78.3

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

100% coverage · possession

Attacking volume

96.1

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

100% coverage · shots, shots_on_target, goals_for

Defensive resistance

96.1

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

100% coverage · goals_against, shots_against, shots_on_target_against

Directness proxy

95

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

100% coverage · shots, possession

Physicality

81.7

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

68% coverage · fouls, cards

Set-piece relevance

73.3

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

100% coverage · corners

Tempo and pressure proxy

91.2

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

100% coverage · shots, shots_on_target, corners, fouls

Transparent windows

Season and recent record

last 5

5 matches
MetricValuePercentileCoverage
Goals scored1.8 goals/match70th100%
Goals allowed1.4 goals/match28th100%
Expected goals1.78 xG/match83th100%
Shots16.2 shots/match93th100%
Shots on target6.4 shots/match93th100%
Possession55.6%85th100%
Corners3.8 corners/match12th100%
Cards40%
Fouls14.4 fouls/match93th100%

last 10

10 matches
MetricValuePercentileCoverage
Goals scored2 goals/match80th100%
Goals allowed1.1 goals/match13th100%
Expected goals2.29 xG/match93th100%
Shots18.5 shots/match100th100%
Shots on target7.1 shots/match100th100%
Possession53.7%77th100%
Corners5.5 corners/match73th100%
Cards20%
Fouls15.3 fouls/match97th100%

season

14 matches
MetricValuePercentileCoverage
Goals scored2.43 goals/match95th100%
Goals allowed0.86 goals/match8th100%
Expected goals2.45 xG/match98th79%
Shots17.4 shots/match98th100%
Shots on target6.86 shots/match95th100%
Possession54.4%78th100%
Corners5.5 corners/match73th100%
Cards2.8 cards/match65th36%
Fouls15.6 fouls/match98th100%

home

8 matches
MetricValuePercentileCoverage
Goals scored2.63 goals/match100th100%
Goals allowed0.5 goals/match0th100%
Expected goals3.02 xG/match100th75%
Shots18.4 shots/match100th100%
Shots on target7 shots/match100th100%
Possession53.5%77th100%
Corners6.38 corners/match97th100%
Cards25%
Fouls16.6 fouls/match100th100%

away

6 matches
MetricValuePercentileCoverage
Goals scored2.17 goals/match83th100%
Goals allowed1.33 goals/match23th100%
Expected goals1.78 xG/match83th83%
Shots16.2 shots/match93th100%
Shots on target6.67 shots/match93th100%
Possession55.7%87th100%
Corners4.33 corners/match22th100%
Cards3.67 cards/match100th50%
Fouls14.2 fouls/match93th100%

Metric coverage

Recorded observations

cards36%
clean sheet frequency100%
corners100%
corners against100%
fouls100%
goals against100%
goals for100%
possession100%
scoring frequency100%
shots100%
shots against100%
shots on target100%
shots on target against100%
xg against79%
xg for79%

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