Vancouver Whitecaps draws 0-0 with Austin on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin played out a goalless draw.

Vancouver Whitecaps draws 0-0 with Austin on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VANCOUVER. Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Vancouver Whitecaps was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​.

The match was played at the BC Place Stadium stadium in Vancouver on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Marcos de Oliveira with the help of Diego Blas and Kali Smith. The 4th official was Mathieu Souaré. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.27 degrees Celsius or 52.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 24 Total 4
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 123 Attack 59
  • 75 Dangerous attack 22
  • 88 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Vancouver Whitecaps had a strong ball possession 65% while Austin was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vancouver Whitecaps was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Vancouver Whitecaps to win the match​.

Vancouver Whitecaps shot 24 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Austin shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (Brian White and Fafà Picault). Talking about the opposition, Austin received 2 yellow cards (Sebastián Driussi  and Guilherme Biro).

Match Timeline

Ryan Gauld (VAR)
22'
R. Raposo- sub ->Sam Adekugbe
43'
R. Raposo(VAR)
45'
45'
Guilherme Biro- Yellow
Fafà Picault- Yellow
45'
45'
Sebastián Driussi - Yellow
Brian White- Yellow
46'
63'
Owen Wolff- sub ->Jáder Obrian
P. Vite- sub ->Alessandro Schöpf
65'
75'
Gyasi Zardes- sub ->Diego Rubio
Levonte Johnson- sub ->Ranko Veselinovic
81'
83'
Ethan Finlay- sub ->Emiliano Rigoni
83'
Zan Kolmanic- sub ->Jhojan Valencia

Standings

After this encounter, Vancouver Whitecaps has 18 points like LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Austin will has 16 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps will play away against Los Angeles FC on the 10th of November with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Los Angeles FC (4 draws).

Vancouver Whitecaps – Formation

Vancouver Whitecaps
G
Yohei Takaoka 1.Japan
6.7
D
7.1
81'
D
Tristan Blackmon 6.United States
7.5
D
Bjørn Inge Utvik 15.Norway
7.5
M
Alessandro Schöpf 8.Austria
7.0
65'
M
A. Cubas 20.Paraguay
7.5
M
Ali Ahmed 22.Canada
7.5
M
Ryan Gauld  25.Scotland
8.4
F
Sam Adekugbe 3.Canada
7.1
43'
F
Fafà Picault 11.Haiti
7.5
45'
F
Brian White 24.United States
7.3
46'
Substitutes
G
I. Boehmer 32.Canada
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
D
Luís Martins 14.Portugal
D
J. Brown 23.Jamaica
M
R. Raposo 7.Canada
7.8
43'
M
Ralph Priso 13.Canada
M
Sebastian Berhalter 16.United States
M
P. Vite 45.Ecuador
7.5
65'
F
Levonte Johnson 28.Canada
6.4
81'

Vancouver Whitecaps started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Vanni Sartini decided to play with the following team: Yohei Takaoka (6.7), Bjørn Inge Utvik (7.5), Ranko Veselinovic (7.1), Tristan Blackmon (7.5), Alessandro Schöpf (7.0), A. Cubas (7.5), Ryan Gauld  (8.4), Ali Ahmed (7.5), Sam Adekugbe (7.1), Brian White (7.3) and Fafà Picault (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Mathías Laborda, Ralph Priso, Luís Martins, Sebastian Berhalter, J. Brown, Levonte Johnson (6.4), I. Boehmer, R. Raposo (7.8) and P. Vite (7.5).

Vancouver Whitecaps could not rely on the presence of R. Raposo (injured).

Substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps made 3 changes: Sam Adekugbe for R. Raposo (43′), Alessandro Schöpf for P. Vite (65′) and Ranko Veselinovic for Levonte Johnson (81′).

Player of the match: Ryan Gauld ​

The most impressive player for Vancouver Whitecaps was Ryan Gauld .

His rating is 8.4 with 44 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.

Austin – Formation

Austin
G
Brad Stuver 1.United States
8.1
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
7.1
D
J. Gallagher 17.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Julio Cascante 18.Costa Rica
7.3
D
Guilherme Biro 29.Brazil
7.1
45'
M
Jhojan Valencia 5.Colombia
7.5
83'
M
Emiliano Rigoni 7.Argentina
6.8
83'
M
Alexander Ring 8.Finland
6.7
M
Sebastián Driussi  10.Argentina
6.6
45'
M
Jáder Obrian 11.Colombia
6.3
63'
F
Diego Rubio 14.Chile
6.6
75'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Matt Hedges 2.United States
D
Leo Väisänen 15.Finland
D
Héctor Jiménez 16.United States
D
Zan Kolmanic 23.Slovenia
6.4
83'
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.6
83'
M
Calvin Fodrey 19.United States
M
Owen Wolff 33.United States
6.4
63'
F
Gyasi Zardes 9.United States
6.7
75'

Austin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver (8.1), J. Gallagher (6.8), Julio Cascante (7.3), Brendan Hines-Ike (7.1), Guilherme Biro (7.1), Alexander Ring (6.7), Jhojan Valencia (7.5), Jáder Obrian (6.3), Sebastián Driussi  (6.6), Emiliano Rigoni (6.8) and Diego Rubio (6.6).

They had on the bench: Matt Hedges, Gyasi Zardes (6.7), Ethan Finlay (6.6), Leo Väisänen, Héctor Jiménez, C. Fodrey, Zan Kolmanic (6.4), Stefan Cleveland and Owen Wolff (6.4).

Substitutions

Austin made 4 changes: Jhojan Valencia for Zan Kolmanic (83′), Jáder Obrian for Owen Wolff (63′), Diego Rubio for Gyasi Zardes (75′) and Emiliano Rigoni for Ethan Finlay (83′).

Player of the match: Brad Stuver​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​