VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps was eventually too good for St. Louis City with the goal of Brian White (58′), Sebastian Berhalter (82′) and Richie Laryea (90′).
The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 13,776 spectators. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere assisted by Jeremy Hanson and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Mark Allatin.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 7 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 83
- 62 Dangerous attack 31
- 99 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vancouver Whitecaps had a superior ball possession 55% while St. Louis City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vancouver Whitecaps was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vancouver Whitecaps won the match.
Vancouver Whitecaps shot 19 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Louis City shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Vancouver Whitecaps received 1 yellow card (Ryan Gauld). Regarding the opposition, St. Louis City received 1 yellow card (Eduard Löwen).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Vancouver Whitecaps will have 46 points like Real Salt Lake to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, St. Louis City will stay with 56 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will host Los Angeles FC on the 22nd of October with a 5-5 head to head record.
St. Louis City will host Seattle Sounders on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Seattle Sounders (0 draws).
Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation
Vancouver Whitecaps
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Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: Yohei Takaoka , Javain Brown , Ranko Veselinović , Tristan Blackmon , Ryan Raposo , Alessandro Schöpf , Andrés Cubas , Ali Ahmed , Richie Laryea , Brian White and Ryan Gauld .
The home team had on the bench: Mathías Laborda , Sam Adekugbe , Junior Hoilett , Sebastian Berhalter , Jean-Claude Ngando, Simon Becher, Russell Teibert, Isaac Boehmer and Pedro Vite .
Vancouver Whitecaps could not rely on the presence of Sebastian Berhalter (injured).
Substitutions
Vancouver Whitecaps made 5 changes: Andrés Cubas for Sebastian Berhalter (51′), Ryan Raposo for Sam Adekugbe (71′), Alessandro Schöpf for Pedro Vite (71′), Ryan Gauld for Junior Hoilett (86′) and Javain Brown for Mathías Laborda (86′).
Best player: Ryan Gauld
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 11 crosses.
St. Louis City – Formation
St. Louis City
St. Louis City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Bradley Carnell played with: Benjamin Lundt , Jakob Nerwiński , Joshua Yaro , Tim Parker , Anthony Markanich , Eduard Löwen , Njabulo Blom , Jared Stroud , Nicholas Gioacchini , Tomáš Ostrák and Samuel Adeniran .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Roman Bürki, João Klauss , Celio Martins , Indiana Vassilev , Akil Watts, Kyle Hiebert, Jonathan Bell, Aziel Jackson and Nökkvi Þórisson .
St. Louis City could not rely on the presence of Indiana Vassilev (injured).
Substitutions
St. Louis City made 5 changes: Tomáš Ostrák for Aziel Jackson (46′), Samuel Adeniran for João Klauss (63′), Njabulo Blom for Celio Martins (79′), Nicholas Gioacchini for Nökkvi Þórisson (71′) and Jared Stroud for Indiana Vassilev (71′).
Best player: Anthony Markanich
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Louis City was Anthony Markanich.
His rating is with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – St. Louis City – 3-0
- Seattle Sounders – LA Galaxy – 2-1
- Los Angeles FC – Minnesota United – 5-1
- Nashville SC – Orlando City – 0-1
- Chicago Fire – Inter Miami – 4-1
- Austin – DC United – 3-0
