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Vancouver Whitecaps

1–3

xG 1.22–1.20

St. Louis City

BC Place

Vancouver · Sat 5 Sept, 19:30 PT · Major League Soccer · Cap 54,500

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

The count finished 1.22–1.20. The sources were mixed.

VANLOU
0.98Open play1.08
0.23Set play0.12
0.08Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
LOU were working into good areas, 11 shots for three big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 15–11.

VANLOU

Shots

15 – 11

xG / shot

0.08 – 0.11

On target

3 – 6

Inside box

10 – 7

Outside box

5 – 4

Blocked

3 – 3

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

2 – 3

Big missed

2 – 1

KeeperFact
LOU's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished -1.32–0.13.

VAN

-1.32

xG prevented

LOU

0.13

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
VAN scored early.
xAnalysis

The opener arrived in the 2'.

First half

  • 2'Emmanuel Sabbi scores (left foot shot).
  • 23'Simon Becher scores (left foot shot, Alexandru Mățan).
  • 26'Yellow, Thomas Müller (Foul).
  • 36'Yellow, Conrad Wallem (Foul).
  • 41'Tomas Totland scores (right foot shot, Daniel Ethan Edelman).
  • 45'Conrad Wallem scores (left foot shot, Tomas Totland).

Second half

  • 46'Oliver Larraz on, Jeevan Badwal off.
  • 46'Cheikh Sabaly on, Mihail Gherasimencov off.
  • 46'Brian White on, Rayan Elloumi off.
  • 49'Yellow, Mathías Laborda (Foul).
  • 50'Yellow, Emmanuel Sabbi (Argument).
  • 59'Ryan Gauld  on, Emmanuel Sabbi off.
  • 61'Rafael Navarro on, Carlo Holse off.
  • 71'Yellow, Ryan Gauld  (Foul).
  • 75'VAR.
  • 80'Sang-bin Jeong on, Simon Becher off.
  • 82'Yadaly Diaby on, Andrés Cubas off.
  • 84'Yellow, Chris Durkin (Foul).
  • 90+1'Damion Downs on, Tomas Totland off.
  • 90+1'Fallou Fall on, Chris Durkin off.
  • 90+3'Yellow, Fallou Fall (Foul).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 3-1-4-2Fact
LOU left a back three and a front three for a 3-1-4-2.
xAnalysis

They load midfield and play two strikers against a back four.

VAN · 4-2-3-1LOU · 3-1-4-2

12111314192028293359192123243215681114TakaokaLabordaSabbiMüllerCaicedoElloumiCubasJohnsonGherasimenc…BlackmonBadwalHolsePolvaraMățanEdelmanBaumgartlBürkiMacNaughtonWallemDurkinBecherTotland
Player ratingsFact
LOU's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.4–7.1. Totland led the card at 7.8.

VAN

20Andrés CubasMF827.10
25Ryan GauldMF317.11
7Cheikh SabalyFW447.11
24Brian WhiteFW446.90
8Oliver LarrazMF446.93
11Emmanuel SabbiMF596.90
77Yadaly DiabyFW86.70
33Tristan BlackmonDF906.51
2Mathías LabordaDF906.50
1Yohei TakaokaGK906.50
13Thomas MüllerMF906.44
14Bruno CaicedoMF906.40
29Mihail GherasimencovDF466.41
59Jeevan BadwalMF466.30
28Tate JohnsonDF906.20
19Rayan ElloumiFW465.60

LOU

14Tomas TotlandMF907.82
23Alexandru MățanMF907.62
6Conrad WallemMF907.42
8Chris DurkinMF907.12
5Lukas MacNaughtonDF907.00
11Simon BecherFW807.00
24Daniel Ethan EdelmanMF907.03
21Dante PolvaraDF906.80
19Carlo HolseFW616.81
9Rafael NavarroFW296.71
1Roman BürkiGK906.70
32Timo BaumgartlDF906.70
77Sang-bin JeongFW106.60
27Fallou FallDF16.20
42Damion DownsFW10.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–1.

VAN

  • Belal HalbouniUnavailable
  • Kenji CabreraUnavailable

LOU

  • Célio PompeuUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

LOU had the first half. VAN had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
VAN held territory in LOU's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 37% of the night in LOU's third and 23% in VAN's.

VAN thirdMiddleLOU third
23%40%37%
VANLOU
Match statsFact
LOU had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

That did not turn into more shots (15–11).

VANLOU

Possession

47% – 53%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

444 – 510

Lge 467.8

Corners

6 – 2

Lge 5.0

Tackles

22 – 15

Lge 15.0

npxG

1.22 – 1.20