Vancouver Whitecaps v New York City FC result

Full-time · Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 New York City FC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:30 BST · BC Place

Updated 2 Nov 2026, 03:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Vancouver Whitecaps · New York City FC · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 New York City FC — Vancouver Whitecaps won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 68.7% of 492 landed (95% range 64.5–72.6%); it had given them 75.8% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated over 2.5 goals between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 596 of 928 times (64.2%), against an average rating of 67.4%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Vancouver Whitecaps beat New York City FC 2–0 at BC Place in Major League Soccer on Sunday 12 April. It is Vancouver Whitecaps’s first win over New York City FC since 6 July 2017, after four meetings without one (the 5 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Vancouver Whitecaps led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Vancouver Whitecaps: Mathías Laborda (44’, assisted by Sebastian Berhalter) and Brian White (86’, assisted by Bruno Quiñonez).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Mathías Laborda’s goal on 44 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Vancouver Whitecaps 3.34, New York City FC 0.63, from 23 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Jair Antonio Maruffo, USA showed two yellow cards — against 2.0 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Vancouver Whitecaps: Andrés Cubas (53’) and Oliver Larraz (80’).

What it changes

Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 34 goals, the most of the 15 clubs (2026 so far, after 14 games, ranked per game). Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded 12 goals, the second-fewest of the 15 clubs.

New York City FC have scored 25 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 15 clubs (2026 so far, after 15 games, ranked per game). New York City FC have conceded 21 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 15 clubs.

New York City FC are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps) 7.7, Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps) 6.6 and Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps) 6.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

New York City FC are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Vancouver Whitecaps.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 68.7% of the time in the last 90 days (338 of 492).

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

The Numbers

Result: Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 New York City FC · Major League Soccer
Venue: BC Place · Vancouver
Referee: Jair Antonio Maruffo, USA
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 5): Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · draws 3 · New York City FC 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 0D 3L · New York City FC 3W 1D 1L

Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 New York City FC (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.38 / 2

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 3.63

Corners

against 3.13 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 2.88 / 4.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.75 / 3 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2 yellows

Referee · Jair Antonio Maruffo, USA

20.67 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 12 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 April 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 April 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	New York City FC for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.5 for · 7.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.63 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.13 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.38 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 15.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Jair Antonio Maruffo, USA — 2 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 20.67 fouls over 12 matches.

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Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps Goalkeeper

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Yohei Takaoka	10	90900 min	161.6 /90	90.9 /90	00 /90

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	1.8 4/2

Vancouver Whitecaps Defensive

Vancouver Whitecaps — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Édier Ocampo	10	76763 min	172 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90	374.4 /90	151.8 /90	40.5 /90
R. Priso	8	84675 min	81.1 /90	70.9 /90	60.8 /90	212.8 /90	50.7 /90	10.1 /90
Tristan Blackmon	8	84675 min	40.5 /90	10.1 /90	40.5 /90	182.4 /90	81.1 /90	00 /90
Mathías Laborda	8	81651 min	121.7 /90	101.4 /90	10.1 /90	344.7 /90	111.5 /90	20.3 /90
Tate Johnson	8	81648 min	121.7 /90	101.4 /90	30.4 /90	263.6 /90	50.7 /90	00 /90
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. 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
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.3	2.7 7/6	1.3 7/2	—
Brian White n 8	76.8	1.2 4/3	0 0/0	Nicolás Fernández
Édier Ocampo n 8	81.4	1.5 7/4	1.2 6/3	Kevin O'Toole
Thomas Müller n 8	76.4	0.1 1/0	1.2 7/1	—
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.3	2.8 8/4
Brian White n 8	76.8	0 0/0
Édier Ocampo n 8	81.4	2.4 7/6
Thomas Müller n 8	76.4	0.9 4/2
Jeevan Badwal n 8	65.1	1 5/1
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Vancouver Whitecaps Attacking

Vancouver Whitecaps — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Brian White	10	78783 min	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	222.5 /90	141.6 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
Kenji Cabrera	7	49343 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90	51.3 /90	41 /90
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly	5	37187 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	41.9 /90	31.4 /90	31.4 /90	10.5 /90
Rayan Elloumi	2	4080 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.1 /90
Bruno Quiñonez	1	1919 min	00 /90	00 /90	29.5 /90	14.7 /90	00 /90	523.7 /90
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.3	1.9 7/3	0.9 6/0
Brian White n 8	76.8	2.8 7/6	1.9 7/5
Édier Ocampo n 8	81.4	1 5/2	0.3 2/0
Thomas Müller n 8	76.4	2.5 7/6	0.6 3/1
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	76.3	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
Brian White n 8	76.8	0.7 3/2	0.1 1/0
Édier Ocampo n 8	81.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Thomas Müller n 8	76.4	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
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New York City FC

New York City FC Goalkeeper

New York City FC — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Matthew Freese	6	93559 min	182.9 /90	71.1 /90	00 /90

New York City FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York City FC before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Matthew Freese n 8	92.4	2.9 5/4

New York City FC Defensive

New York City FC — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Kevin O'Toole	6	93559 min	111.8 /90	30.5 /90	00 /90	233.7 /90	50.8 /90	00 /90
Thiago Martins	6	90540 min	40.7 /90	40.7 /90	61 /90	132.2 /90	30.5 /90	00 /90
Tayvon Gray	6	87523 min	142.4 /90	122.1 /90	00 /90	345.9 /90	91.5 /90	20.3 /90
Kai Trewin	6	79474 min	61.1 /90	122.3 /90	20.4 /90	163 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90
Raul Gustavo	4	57226 min	41.6 /90	41.6 /90	10.4 /90	124.8 /90	20.8 /90	00 /90
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New York City FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York City FC before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. 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
Kevin O'Toole n 8	92.4	1 6/2	0.7 5/1	Édier Ocampo
Matthew Freese n 8	92.4	0 0/0	0.2 2/0	—
Nicolás Fernández n 8	90.1	2.6 8/6	3.7 8/7	Brian White
Thiago Martins n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0	—
Tayvon Gray n 8	87.9	1.5 7/3	1.2 6/2	—
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New York City FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York City FC before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Kevin O'Toole n 8	92.4	2.1 6/5
Nicolás Fernández n 8	90.1	1.7 8/3
Thiago Martins n 8	90	0.8 4/2
Tayvon Gray n 8	87.9	2.4 6/6
Aiden O'Neill n 8	87.8	2.9 8/6
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New York City FC Attacking

New York City FC — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Nicolás Fernández	6	90542 min	50.8 /90	00 /90	172.8 /90	132.2 /90	122 /90	71.2 /90
Talles Magno	3	2471 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90	11.3 /90	11.3 /90	33.8 /90
Seymour Garfield-Reid	1	2828 min	00 /90	00 /90	13.2 /90	13.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Aiden O'Neill	6	87522 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	40.7 /90
Hannes Wolf	6	87522 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	71.2 /90	40.7 /90	40.7 /90	40.7 /90
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New York City FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York City FC before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kevin O'Toole n 8	92.4	0.2 2/0	0.1 1/0
Matthew Freese n 8	92.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Nicolás Fernández n 8	90.1	2.5 8/7	1.9 8/4
Thiago Martins n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Tayvon Gray n 8	87.9	0.6 4/1	0.4 2/1
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New York City FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York City FC before kick-off, to 5 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Matthew Freese n 8	92.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Kevin O'Toole n 8	92.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Nicolás Fernández n 8	90.1	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
Thiago Martins n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tayvon Gray n 8	87.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Vancouver Whitecaps		New York City FC
42%	Possession	58%
3.34	Expected goals (xG)	0.63
23	Shots	10
10	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	6
18	Shots inside the box	5
12	Corners	5
2	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	8
373	Passes	532
85%	Pass accuracy	87%

Vancouver Whitecaps Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Édier Ocampo	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.6
Mathías Laborda	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.6
Tate Johnson	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
Jeevan Badwal	90	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	7.6
Thomas Müller	90	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	7.3
Brian White	89	1	0	10	7	1	0	0	7.7
Sebastian Berhalter	77	0	1	2	1	7	2	0	7.6
Andrés Cubas	63	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly	63	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.5
Emmanuel Sabbi sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Bruno Quiñonez sub	27	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	7.6
Oliver Larraz sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
Rayan Elloumi sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

New York City FC Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Matthew Freese	90	0	0	0	0	8.2
Tayvon Gray	90	0	0	1	1	6.3
Kai Trewin	90	1	1	0	0	6.3
Raul Gustavo	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
Kevin O'Toole	90	0	0	0	1	6.6
Maxi Moralez	90	0	0	2	0	6.9
Nicolás Fernández	90	1	0	0	4	7.3
Keaton Parks	88	0	0	0	1	6.3
Aiden O'Neill	88	0	0	0	3	6.9
Agustin Ojeda	77	0	0	1	3	6.3
Hannes Wolf	63	1	0	1	1	6.3
Talles Magno sub	27	0	0	0	1	6.3
Malachi Jones sub	13	0	0	0	1	6.3
Arnau Farnos sub	2	1	1	0	0	–
J. Shore sub	2	0	0	0	0	–

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 New York City FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Vancouver WhitecapsLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

New York City FCWWWLD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · 3 draws · New York City FC 1 · 3 goals/game

2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–0 New York City FC
2019-09-01 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 New York City FC
2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps
2017-07-06 Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 New York City FC

League standing · 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps#1 pos64 pts34 pl+40 GD

New York City FC#11 pos42 pts34 pl+4 GD

Goals per game

Vancouver Whitecaps scored2.18

New York City FC scored1.44

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1

New York City FC conceded1.32

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Vancouver Whitecaps v New York City FC?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Vancouver Whitecaps v New York City FC was Over 2.5 goals.
What is the head-to-head record between Vancouver Whitecaps and New York City FC?: In their last 5 meetings, Vancouver Whitecaps won 1, New York City FC won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Vancouver Whitecaps and New York City FC?: Recent form — Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 0D 3L; New York City FC 3W 1D 1L.

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