United States - MLSBC Place StadiumData current as of September 26, 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United: match statistics

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Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Vancouver Whitecaps plays DC United in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for September 27, 2026. Venue: BC Place Stadium.

Recent form

Vancouver Whitecaps has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. DC United has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Vancouver Whitecaps scores 2.24 goals per game and allows 0.92. DC United scores 1.24 and allows 1.56. Games in this league average 3.21 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 44% of Vancouver Whitecaps's games and 60% of DC United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 60% and 56%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps has the higher season xG average, 2.00 to 1.43 per game. Vancouver Whitecaps takes 17.5 shots per game, while DC United takes 12.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Vancouver Whitecaps leads at halftime in 48% of its games and scores 1.04 goals per game after halftime. DC United leads at halftime in 32% and scores 0.76 after halftime.

When the teams score

Vancouver Whitecaps's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (12 goals). For DC United, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.21 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.26)
(6.55)
(11.40)

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.

Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
2.24Goals scored / game1.24
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
0.92Goals allowed / game1.56
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
56%Average possession39%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
6.36Shots on target / game4.44
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.48Shots per game12.84
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
6.36Shots on target4.44
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
12.8%Shot conversion9.7%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
56%Possession39%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
2xG for1.43
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
0.94xG against1.64
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

Shooting quality

Vancouver Whitecaps: DominantDC United: Balanced
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.28

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1 pts / game - DC United

Vancouver Whitecaps
WLWLW
Season result split
60% W16% D24% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-4-6
1.96 pts / game · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-1-4
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.93Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 100%
DC United
LDWDL
Season result split
24% W44% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-11-8
1.16 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-6-3
Last 5 away
1-3-1
WDDDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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 81% better for: goals scored per game.

2.24 goals / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.24 goals / game - DC United

Vancouver Whitecaps is 70% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.92 goals / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.56 goals / game - DC United

Vancouver Whitecaps scoring profile: very strong

Vancouver Whitecaps scores in 84% of games (21 of 25 games), while DC United keeps a clean sheet in 24% (6 of 25 games).

DC United scoring profile: mixed

DC United scores in 68% of games (17 of 25 games), while Vancouver Whitecaps keeps a clean sheet in 44% (11 of 25 games).

56Goals scored (season)31
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
23Goals conceded (season)39
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
3.16Average goals per game2.8
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
11Goals scored (last 5)4
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal68%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
60%2 goals36%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
52%3 goals12%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
16%4 goals8%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal76%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
24%2 goals44%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
8%3 goals24%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
4%4 goals12%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

* 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.

44%
Vancouver Whitecaps - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 25 games
63%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time8%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
8%BTTS in both halves8%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
48%Scored in both halves20%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS48%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
28%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
40%BTTS - last 560%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

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.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
36%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.64 pts / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.32 pts / game - DC United

Vancouver Whitecaps - half-time state
48% leading20% draw32% trailing
DC United - half-time state
32% leading36% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.64Points per game (1st half)1.32
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
1.2Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
1.8Average goals (1st half)1.04
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
60%Clean sheet before half-time64%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
40%No goal before half-time64%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per game (2nd half)1.16
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
1.04Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
0.32Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
1.36Average goals (2nd half)1.76
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
72%Clean sheet after half-time40%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
28%No goal after half-time48%
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United

Vancouver Whitecaps - second-half results

52% W44% D4% L
41
Half-time points
30
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at halftime in 48% of games and wins 60%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

DC United - second-half results

24% W44% D32% L
33
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 24%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Vancouver Whitecaps - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.20
Goals scored / game1.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
DC United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.60
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game0.61.4
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Vancouver Whitecaps
ScoredConceded
10
3
0-15
12
3
16-30
8
9
31-45
7
5
46-60
7
1
61-75
12
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (12 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

DC United
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
6
6
16-30
4
7
31-45
6
5
46-60
3
9
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.98
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Vancouver Whitecaps

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.24
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.
123%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

DC United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* 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

Vancouver WhitecapsLigaDC United
Average goals per game• 3.163.21▼ 2.80
Both teams scored▼ 44%63%▼ 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 60%62%▼ 56%
Clean sheets▲ 44%21%▲ 24%
Goal before half-time▲ 80%77%▼ 64%
Goal after half-time▼ 76%82%▼ 76%

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

3.21
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.82
Home goals / game
1.39
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Vancouver Whitecaps and DC United play?

Vancouver Whitecaps face DC United on September 27, 2026 in MLS at BC Place Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United?

Vancouver Whitecaps score 2.24 goals per game on average and DC United 1.24. The MLS average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Vancouver Whitecaps's matches and 60% of DC United's.

What form are Vancouver Whitecaps and DC United in?

Over the last 5 games Vancouver Whitecaps have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and DC United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United?

The statistical background for Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United — 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.