Vancouver Whitecaps v Minnesota United FC result

Full-time · Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 07 May 2023 03:30 BST · BC Place

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Vancouver Whitecaps · Minnesota United FC · Head-to-head

Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Minnesota United FC — Vancouver Whitecaps won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Minnesota United FC 3–2 at BC Place in Major League Soccer on Sunday 7 May. It is Vancouver Whitecaps’s first win over Minnesota United FC since 28 October 2021, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Vancouver Whitecaps: Brian White (17’, assisted by Andrés Cubas; 52’, assisted by Ranko Veselinović) and S. Becher (56’, assisted by R. Gauld); Minnesota United FC: Michael Boxall (33’) and Jeong Sang-Bin (65’, assisted by R. Lod).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Vancouver Whitecaps 2.70, Minnesota United FC 2.34, from 17 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Dujic showed no yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Vancouver Whitecaps are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps) 9.5, Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) 8.2 and R. Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) 7.4 led the match.

Next up

Vancouver Whitecaps next travel to Colorado Rapids on 25 October 2026.

Minnesota United FC next travel to Houston Dynamo on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Vancouver Whitecaps: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Minnesota United FC: Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Minnesota United FC · Major League Soccer
Venue: BC Place · Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee: F. Dujic
Head-to-head (last 6): Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · draws 2 · Minnesota United FC 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Vancouver Whitecaps 1W 2D 2L · Minnesota United FC 1W 1D 3L

Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Minnesota United FC (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.83 / 4.43

Corners

against 4 / 5.57 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.67 / 3.43

Shots on target

against 2.83 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.33 / 1.86

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.71 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · F. Dujic

2.2 home / 1.6 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against	Line	Minnesota United FC for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.83 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.43 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	18.5 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.71 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.43 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.67 for · 10.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	8.43 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: F. Dujic — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 25.13 fouls over 15 matches (2.2 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 1.6

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	38.1	2.7 5/3	0.6 2/0	—
Jean-Claude Ngando n 4	33.5	2.7 2/1	0.7 1/0	—
Brian White n 8	68.5	2.6 8/4	1 5/1	—
Andrés Cubas n 8	76.4	2.4 6/5	1.2 4/2	—
A. Ahmed n 8	59.5	2.3 5/4	2.6 6/4	—

Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brian White n 8	68.5	3.4 8/7	2.1 7/5
S. Becher n 6	46.5	2.9 5/3	2.3 4/3
J. Gressel n 8	80.4	2.4 6/4	1 4/2
R. Gauld n 8	82.6	2 8/4	0.5 3/1
P. Vite n 8	56.1	2 5/5	0.4 1/1

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Becher n 6	46.5	1.3 3/1	0.3 1/0
J. Gressel n 8	80.4	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
Brian White n 8	68.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
A. Ahmed n 8	59.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Ryan Raposo n 8	48.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	38.1	4.7 5/4
A. Ahmed n 8	59.5	4 7/4
Mathías Laborda n 8	65.5	2.7 5/4
Andrés Cubas n 8	76.4	2.5 7/3
R. Gauld n 8	82.6	2.2 8/3

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	2.3 5/2

Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Rosales n 8	45.6	2.5 6/2	1.7 4/2	—
M. García n 8	48.8	1.8 4/3	0.2 1/0	—
R. Lod n 8	91.8	1.5 6/4	0.9 4/2	—
K. Arriaga n 8	84.3	1.1 6/2	1.5 6/3	—
Jeong Sang-Bin n 8	63.4	1.1 4/2	1.1 4/2	—

Minnesota United FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Amarilla n 8	56.1	2.2 5/4	0.8 4/0
B. Hlongwane n 8	90	2.1 7/5	1.3 6/4
R. Lod n 8	91.8	1.3 6/4	0.6 4/1
K. Arriaga n 8	84.3	1.3 7/3	0.3 2/0
Jeong Sang-Bin n 8	63.4	0.9 5/0	0.5 3/0

Minnesota United FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Amarilla n 8	56.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
B. Hlongwane n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
B. Kallman n 8	73.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Jeong Sang-Bin n 8	63.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Hassani Dotson n 8	56.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Minnesota United FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Hassani Dotson n 8	56.1	3.2 7/5
W. Trapp n 8	80	3 8/7
J. Rosales n 8	45.6	2.7 7/1
R. Lod n 8	91.8	2.5 8/6
D. Taylor n 8	93.6	2 7/6

Minnesota United FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Clint Irwin n 8	90	3.9 8/8
D. St.Clair n 8	90	1.6 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Vancouver Whitecaps		Minnesota United FC
47%	Possession	53%
2.70	Expected goals (xG)	2.34
17	Shots	11
7	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	3
13	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	5
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	9
3	Saves	3
435	Passes	498
83%	Pass accuracy	84%

Vancouver Whitecaps player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Brown	90	0	0	1	0	1	5	7.3
Ranko Veselinović	90	0	1	1	0	1	3	7.2
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
J. Gressel	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	7.3
Andrés Cubas	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	7.2
P. Vite	90	0	0	3	2	1	2	7.2
Luís Martins	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Gauld	79	0	1	0	0	3	5	7.9
A. Schopf	64	0	0	0	0	1	4	7.2
Brian White	55	2	0	3	3	1	1	8.2
S. Becher sub	35	1	0	2	1	1	0	7.3
Russell Teibert sub	26	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.7
Mathías Laborda sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Ryan Raposo sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.6

Minnesota United FC player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. St.Clair	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Michael Boxall	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	7.5
M. Tapias	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Kemar Lawrence	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.7
R. Lod	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	6.3
Jeong Sang-Bin	90	1	0	2	1	2	0	7.2
W. Trapp	78	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.2
B. Hlongwane	66	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
Franco Fragapane	66	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
L. Amarilla	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Rosales sub	61	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
B. Kallman sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. García sub	24	0	0	2	1	1	0	5.9
Hassani Dotson sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Vancouver Whitecaps v Minnesota United FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Vancouver WhitecapsLWLDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Minnesota United FCLLLWD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · 2 draws · Minnesota United FC 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Minnesota United FC
2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Minnesota United FC
2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 Minnesota United FC
2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Vancouver Whitecaps#6 pos48 pts34 pl+7 GD

Minnesota United FC#11 pos41 pts34 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Vancouver Whitecaps scored1.62

Minnesota United FC scored1.35

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.41

Minnesota United FC conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United FC?: In their last 6 meetings, Vancouver Whitecaps won 1, Minnesota United FC won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United FC?: Recent form — Vancouver Whitecaps 1W 2D 2L; Minnesota United FC 1W 1D 3L.

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