Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United Prediction

BC Place, Vancouver·Fotis Bazakos 27/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
72%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.23
SignalGOODModel70%SurpriseMediumGap-9.3%
Value Analysis
67%Trust
Total Cards
Cards Over 3.5
1.65
SignalGOODModel67%SurpriseMediumGap+7.2%
Vancouver Whitecaps Rest
7 days
DC United Rest
7 days

Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United: the result in context

Vancouver Whitecaps and DC United drew 3-3 in the Major League Soccer on 27 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
73%1.23
X
17%6.50
2
10%10.56
Double Chance
1X
90%1.05
X2
27%4.00
Both Teams to Score
Yes
55%1.76
No
45%1.97
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.23 + 1.02 = 3.25
Over 1.5
86%1.09
Over 2.5
68%1.34
Over 3.5
47%1.91
Under 1.5
14%7.00
Under 2.5
32%3.10
Under 3.5
53%1.86
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.3 + 3.7 = 10
Over 8.5
65%1.33
Over 9.5
54%1.55
Over 10.5
42%1.95
Under 8.5
35%3.00
Under 9.5
46%2.29
Under 10.5
58%1.75
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.7 = 4.6
Over 3.5
67%1.65
Over 4.5
48%2.19
Under 3.5
33%2.15
Under 4.5
52%1.65

Match Events

16'Kimito NonoAssist: Nathan Ordaz
23'Kye RowlesArgument
25'Brian White
45'Jackson Hopkins INNikola Marković out
45+3'Bruno CaicedoAssist: Thomas Müller
65'Lucas BartlettAssist: Keisuke Kurokawa
67'Emmanuel Sabbi INRyan Gauld out
70'João Gabriel Martins Peglow INJared Stroud out
70'Silvan Hefti INBrandon Servania out
72'Thomas MüllerAssist: Aleksa Cvetkovic
80'Kimito NonoAssist: Hosei Kijima
85'Oliver Love Larraz INJohnny Selemani out
85'Rui Modesto INSam Adekugbe out
86'Nathan Ordaz INSean Nealis out
86'Hosei Kijima INWilliam Antley out

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps
4-2-3-1Coach: J. Sørensen
DC United
4-4-2Coach: R. Weiler
Avg rating6.74
Avg rating6.39
Y. Takaoka6.81Y. Takaoka
Rui Modesto6.170R. Modesto
T. Blackmon6.633T. Blackmon
M. Laborda6.62M. Laborda
T. Johnson7.028T. Johnson
A. Cvetković6.923A. Cvetković
O. Larraz6.78O. Larraz
E. Sabbi6.411E. Sabbi
T. Müller7.513T. Müller
Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez7.414B. Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
B. White7.824B. White
S. Johnson6.61S. Johnson
S. Hefti5.65S. Hefti
L. Bartlett6.53L. Bartlett
K. Rowles6.115K. Rowles
K. Kurokawa6.36K. Kurokawa
K. Nono8.72K. Nono
J. Hopkins6.025J. Hopkins
A. Dozzell6.221A. Dozzell
Hosei Kijima6.977H. Kijima
N. Ordaz7.222N. Ordaz
Peglow6.57Peglow

Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes

32I. Boehmer
3S. Adekugbe85'for Rui Modesto5.8
25R. Gauld67'for Emmanuel Sabbi6.2
41N. Djordjevic
22K. Poku
15S. Ramíirez
49V. Sedin
63Johnny Selemani85'for Oliver Love Larraz6.5
4R. Veselinović

DC United Substitutes

23B. Servania70'for Silvan Hefti5.8
8J. Stroud70'for João Gabriel Martins Peglow5.9
13S. Nealis86'for Nathan Ordaz5.9
27Nikola Markovic45'for Jackson Hopkins6.2
20Grant Leveille
40K. Castillo
26A. Bono
12C. Antley86'for Hosei Kijima6.0
48Gavin Turner

Match Stats

Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
63%Ball Possession37%
7Corner Kicks10
0Yellow Cards1
16Total Shots21
9Shots on Goal8
5Shots off Goal7
12Shots Inside Box16
4Shots Outside Box5
2Blocked Shots6
10Fouls10
2Offsides2
4Goalkeeper Saves6
550Total Passes309
469Passes Accurate223
10Free Kicks10

Team Comparison

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps
DC UnitedDC United
1669Elo Rating 1487
1.32Attack 1.31
1.62Defense 0.26
27%Hit Rate 19%
13.1Shots per Game 13.3
3.0Shots on Target 3.8
6.6Corners per Game 6.6
2.0Cards per Game 2.0

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+182 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy3.25 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.8 vs 0.5 in first half)
DC UnitedDC United
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1 vs 0.3 in second half)

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps0Wins · 0%
Draws1100%
DC UnitedDC United0Wins · 0%
4.0Avg Goals
100%Both teams scored1 of 1
100%3+ goals1 of 1

Previous meetings

Major League Soccer01/10/2023
Vancouver WhitecapsDC United
22

Referee Profile

Fotis Bazakos99 matches

4.18Cards per match
4.07Yellow cards per match
0.10Red cards per match
23.4Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Fotis Bazakos4.18
Other referees4.33

4.18 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.33).

Cards come from 96 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026

Western Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps31167863:32+3155LWDDL
2FC DallasFC Dallas32159858:49+954LWDWL
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City32149958:47+1151LLLDW
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes31139952:45+748LDDDW
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo31139941:39+248DDDDL
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC321211950:35+1547DDWDL
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3111101041:39+243DDLWW
8Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake321261450:49+142WWWDL
9Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids311261342:41+142WDDDL
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3210111145:54-941DDWLW
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers321171457:60-340WWDLD
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC329111250:56-638WDWDD
13San DiegoSan Diego318111255:58-335DDDLD
14AustinAustin328101441:59-1834LWLLL
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City32642238:80-4222LLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps3163:3255
2FC DallasFC Dallas3258:4954
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3258:4751
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3152:4548
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo3141:3948
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC3250:3547
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3141:3943
8Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3250:4942
9Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids3142:4142
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3245:5441
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers3257:6040
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC3250:5638
13San DiegoSan Diego3155:5835
14AustinAustin3241:5934
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3238:8022

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC32218366:23+4371DWDWW
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution321841054:44+1058WWWWL
3Inter MiamiInter Miami321511675:55+2056DLWWW
4Chicago FireChicago Fire321571057:48+952DWLLW
5CharlotteCharlotte321481059:48+1150WLDLW
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union321381162:50+1247DLDWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC321271362:74-1243DDWDW
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3211101166:73-743DWWLL
9Columbus CrewColumbus Crew321251552:49+341WWWWL
10New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls321161543:59-1639LWLLW
11Toronto FCToronto FC329121150:60-1039WLWDW
12New York City FCNew York City FC329111247:44+338WDDLL
13DC UnitedDC United327121339:57-1833LLLLW
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC32861840:56-1630LLLWL
15CF MontrealCF Montreal32671936:66-3025LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC3266:2371
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution3254:4458
3Inter MiamiInter Miami3275:5556
4Chicago FireChicago Fire3257:4852
5CharlotteCharlotte3259:4850
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union3262:5047
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC3262:7443
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3266:7343
9Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3252:4941
10New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls3243:5939
11Toronto FCToronto FC3250:6039
12New York City FCNew York City FC3247:4438
13DC UnitedDC United3239:5733
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC3240:5630
15CF MontrealCF Montreal3236:6625
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About the Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United forecast

The forecasts for this Major League Soccer match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

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Key Factors for This Match

Vancouver Whitecaps and DC United have met only 1 time recently, with 4.0 goals in that meeting. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.