United States - MLSSnapdragon StadiumData current as of 24 July 2026

San Diego vs Vancouver Whitecaps: match statistics

San Diego vs Vancouver Whitecaps: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

San Diego play Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS (United States). The match date is 24 May 2026 at 03:30. Venue: Snapdragon Stadium. Final score: 2:4.

Current form

San Diego: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Vancouver Whitecaps: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

San Diego scores 1.88 and concedes 1.75 goals per match. Vancouver Whitecaps scores 2.47 and concedes 1.07. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: San Diego 56%, Vancouver Whitecaps 53%. Over 2.5: San Diego 69%, Vancouver Whitecaps 60%. League level: BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Vancouver Whitecaps has higher xG: 2.00 vs 1.34. San Diego: 11.4 shots per match, Vancouver Whitecaps: 17.5.

Match halves

San Diego: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.94. Vancouver Whitecaps: half-time lead 53%, second-half goals 1.07.

Goals by minute

San Diego: 46-60 (7 goals). Vancouver Whitecaps: 16-30 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

I predict a draw (X). San Diego scores an average of 2.63 goals per home match and has 0% of matches without scoring, with an average xG of 1.58 and a high conversion rate of 19%, and they have scored 12 goals in the last 5 games. Vancouver on the road averages 1.8 goals with an xG of 1.84 and 15.4 shots per match, and in the season they have 9 wins compared to 4 for home teams, indicating better overall effectiveness. Defensively the differences are minor: San Diego concedes 1.38 goals per home match, while Vancouver concedes 1.2 goals away, with the visitors having 0% clean sheets on the road, which favors both teams scoring. Both teams have high draw rates (San Diego draws 38% of home matches, Vancouver draws 40% of away matches), so given the similar xG and the differences in finishing, I back a share of points.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
2 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
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11Shots21
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3Shots on target12
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1.05xG2.55
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2Corners4
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19Dangerous attacks54
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14Fouls15
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3Cards3
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

San DiegoVancouver Whitecaps
1.88Goals scored / match2.47
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1.75Goals conceded / match1.07
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61%Average possession55%
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4.5Shots on target / match6.8
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.38Shots per match17.47
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4.5Shots on target6.8
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16.5%Shot conversion14.1%
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61%Possession55%
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1.34xG for2
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1.5xG against0.98
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Shooting quality

San Diego: Efficient finishingVancouver Whitecaps: Dominant
San DiegoVancouver Whitecaps
Accuracy (shots on target)40%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.36

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Vancouver Whitecaps is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - San Diego · 1.4 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

San Diego
DWDLL
Season result split
25% W31% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-7
1.06 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LDWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Vancouver Whitecaps
DWLWL
Season result split
67% W13% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-2-3
2.13 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow 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 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.88 goals / match - San Diego · 2.47 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps is 64% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.75 goals / match - San Diego · 1.07 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

San Diego scoring profile: very strong

San Diego scores in 81% of matches (13 of 16 matches), while Vancouver Whitecaps keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 matches).

Vancouver Whitecaps scoring profile: very strong

Vancouver Whitecaps scores in 87% of matches (13 of 15 matches), while San Diego keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 matches).

30Goals scored (season)37
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28Goals conceded (season)16
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3.63Average goals in match3.53
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11Goals scored (last 5)11
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9Goals conceded (last 5)10
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How often they score at least...

81%1 goal87%
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56%2 goals67%
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25%3 goals60%
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13%4 goals20%
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How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal67%
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56%2 goals27%
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31%3 goals7%
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13%4 goals7%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

53%
Vancouver Whitecaps - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 15 matches
62%
League average

Goal patterns

38%BTTS at half-time27%
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19%BTTS in both halves13%
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50%Scored in both halves53%
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BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
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19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
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60%BTTS - last 580%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

94%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
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63%Min. 2 goals before half-time53%
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25%Min. 3 goals before half-time47%
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2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
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44%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
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38%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
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Match halveswhen 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 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / match - San Diego · 1.8 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

San Diego - half-time state
44% leading25% draw31% trailing
Vancouver Whitecaps - half-time state
53% leading20% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per match (1st half)1.8
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0.94Goals scored (1st half)1.4
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1Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
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1.94Average goals (1st half)2
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44%Clean sheet before half-time60%
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25%No goal before half-time33%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per match (2nd half)1.87
San DiegoVancouver Whitecaps
0.94Goals scored (2nd half)1.07
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0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
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1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.53
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50%Clean sheet after half-time60%
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44%No goal after half-time27%
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San Diego - second-half results

25% W44% R31% P
25
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding57%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 25%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Vancouver Whitecaps - second-half results

47% W47% R7% P
27
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 53% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

San Diego - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.42.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Vancouver Whitecaps - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match2.22.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

San Diego
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
4
3
16-30
5
8
31-45
7
2
46-60
3
2
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Vancouver Whitecaps
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
10
1
16-30
5
5
31-45
4
4
46-60
5
1
61-75
7
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.59
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

San Diego

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Vancouver Whitecaps

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
178%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.73
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

San DiegoLigaVancouver Whitecaps
Average goals in match 3.633.30 3.53
Both teams scored 56%62% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%63% 60%
Clean sheets 25%21% 33%
Goal before half-time 94%77% 80%
Goal after half-time 75%81% 80%

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

3.30
Average goals per match
62%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.91
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of San Diego vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

The MLS match finished San Diego 2:4 Vancouver Whitecaps. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before San Diego vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

San Diego score 1.88 goals per game on average and Vancouver Whitecaps 2.47. The MLS average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 56% of San Diego's matches and 53% of Vancouver Whitecaps's.

What form are San Diego and Vancouver Whitecaps in?

Over the last 5 games San Diego have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for San Diego vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.