United States - MLSEnergizer ParkData current as of October 14, 2026

St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps: match statistics

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St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

St. Louis City plays Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for October 15, 2026. Venue: Energizer Park.

Recent form

St. Louis City has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Vancouver Whitecaps has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

St. Louis City scores 1.93 goals per game and allows 1.36. Vancouver Whitecaps scores 2.18 and allows 1.07. Games in this league average 3.26 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of St. Louis City's games and 50% of Vancouver Whitecaps's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 61%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 64% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps has the higher season xG average, 1.96 to 1.58 per game. St. Louis City takes 13.7 shots per game, while Vancouver Whitecaps takes 17.0.

First-half and second-half trends

St. Louis City leads at halftime in 54% of its games and scores 0.89 goals per game after halftime. Vancouver Whitecaps leads at halftime in 50% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

St. Louis City's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (13 goals). For Vancouver Whitecaps, it is minutes 16-30 (13 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.26 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 64% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.86)
(3.86)
(2.37)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
1.93Goals scored / game2.18
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
1.36Goals allowed / game1.07
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
52%Average possession56%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
4.96Shots on target / game6.18
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.71Shots per game17.04
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
4.96Shots on target6.18
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
14.1%Shot conversion12.8%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
52%Possession56%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
1.58xG for1.96
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
1.34xG against1.06
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps

Shooting quality

St. Louis City: Efficient finishingVancouver Whitecaps: Dominant
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

St. Louis City is 160% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - St. Louis City · 1 pts / game - Vancouver Whitecaps

St. Louis City
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W29% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-8-6
1.79 pts / game · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-3-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Vancouver Whitecaps
LWDLD
Season result split
54% W21% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-6-7
1.82 pts / game · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
6-4-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Vancouver Whitecaps is 13% better for: goals scored per game.

1.93 goals / game - St. Louis City · 2.18 goals / game - Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps is 27% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.36 goals / game - St. Louis City · 1.07 goals / game - Vancouver Whitecaps

St. Louis City scoring profile: very strong

St. Louis City scores in 86% of games (24 of 28 games), while Vancouver Whitecaps keeps a clean sheet in 39% (11 of 28 games).

Vancouver Whitecaps scoring profile: very strong

Vancouver Whitecaps scores in 86% of games (24 of 28 games), while St. Louis City keeps a clean sheet in 14% (4 of 28 games).

54Goals scored (season)61
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
38Goals conceded (season)30
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
3.29Average goals per game3.25
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
18Goals scored (last 5)9
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal86%
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54%2 goals57%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
39%3 goals50%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
7%4 goals14%
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How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal61%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
36%2 goals29%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
11%3 goals14%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
4%4 goals4%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
Vancouver Whitecaps - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 28 games
64%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time21%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
18%BTTS in both halves11%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
46%Scored in both halves46%
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BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
80%BTTS - last 580%
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Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time36%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
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Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Louis City is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.96 pts / game - St. Louis City · 1.68 pts / game - Vancouver Whitecaps

St. Louis City - half-time state
54% leading36% draw11% trailing
Vancouver Whitecaps - half-time state
50% leading18% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.96Points per game (1st half)1.68
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
1.04Goals scored (1st half)1.18
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.79
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
64%Clean sheet before half-time57%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
43%No goal before half-time39%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per game (2nd half)1.79
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)1
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.46
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
1.86Average goals (2nd half)1.46
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
21%Clean sheet after half-time64%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps
25%No goal after half-time29%
St. Louis CityVancouver Whitecaps

St. Louis City - second-half results

18% W57% D25% L
55
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+18
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.96
PPG before half-time
Lead holding93%

Leads at halftime in 54% of games and wins 50%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Vancouver Whitecaps - second-half results

46% W39% D14% L
47
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 54%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

St. Louis City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.601.80
Goals scored / game2.21.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game2.82.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+8+3
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 11
Vancouver Whitecaps - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.80
Goals scored / game1.00.8
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

St. Louis City
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
9
2
16-30
13
4
31-45
10
8
46-60
6
8
61-75
9
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (13 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Vancouver Whitecaps
ScoredConceded
10
4
0-15
13
4
16-30
10
9
31-45
7
7
46-60
9
2
61-75
12
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.27
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

St. Louis City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Vancouver Whitecaps

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.90
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
156%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
58%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.82
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

St. Louis CityLigaVancouver Whitecaps
Average goals per game• 3.293.26• 3.25
Both teams scored▲ 71%64%▼ 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 57%64%▼ 61%
Clean sheets▼ 14%20%▲ 39%
Goal before half-time▼ 68%78%▲ 82%
Goal after half-time▲ 93%82%▼ 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.26
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.85
Home goals / game
1.40
Away goals / game
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from St. Louis City's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Vancouver Whitecaps. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do St. Louis City and Vancouver Whitecaps play?

St. Louis City face Vancouver Whitecaps on October 15, 2026 in MLS at Energizer Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

St. Louis City score 1.93 goals per game on average and Vancouver Whitecaps 2.18. The MLS average is 3.26 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 71% of St. Louis City's matches and 50% of Vancouver Whitecaps's.

What form are St. Louis City and Vancouver Whitecaps in?

Over the last 5 games St. Louis City have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Vancouver Whitecaps 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

The statistical background for St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.