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 Dallas31159758:47+1154WDWLW
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City31149856:44+1251LLDWW
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes31139952:45+748LDDDW
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo31139941:39+248DDDDL
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC311210948:33+1546DWDLD
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3111101041:39+243DDLWW
8Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids311261342:41+142WDDDL
9Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3110101143:52-940DWLWW
10Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake311161448:48039WWDLW
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers311071454:58-437WDLDL
12San DiegoSan Diego318111255:58-335DDDLD
13Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC318111247:55-835DWDDL
14AustinAustin318101340:57-1734WLLLD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City31642137:77-4022LLLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps3163:3255
2FC DallasFC Dallas3158:4754
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3156:4451
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3152:4548
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo3141:3948
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC3148:3346
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3141:3943
8Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids3142:4142
9Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3143:5240
10Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3148:4839
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers3154:5837
12San DiegoSan Diego3155:5835
13Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC3147:5535
14AustinAustin3140:5734
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3137:7722

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC31217366:23+4370WDWWW
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution311741051:42+955WWWLL
3Inter MiamiInter Miami311510673:53+2055LWWWL
4Chicago FireChicago Fire311561055:46+951WLLWW
5CharlotteCharlotte311381055:48+747LDLWL
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union311371162:50+1246LDWWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC311261360:72-1242DWDWL
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati311191164:71-742WWLLW
9New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls311161441:56-1539WLLWL
10Columbus CrewColumbus Crew311151550:49+138WWWLW
11Toronto FCToronto FC318121148:59-1136LWDWL
12New York City FCNew York City FC318111245:43+235DDLLD
13DC UnitedDC United317121238:55-1733LLLWL
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC31861739:54-1530LLWLD
15CF MontrealCF Montreal31671836:62-2625LDLLW
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC3166:2370
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution3151:4255
3Inter MiamiInter Miami3173:5355
4Chicago FireChicago Fire3155:4651
5CharlotteCharlotte3155:4847
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union3162:5046
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC3160:7242
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3164:7142
9New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls3141:5639
10Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3150:4938
11Toronto FCToronto FC3148:5936
12New York City FCNew York City FC3145:4335
13DC UnitedDC United3138:5533
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC3139:5430
15CF MontrealCF Montreal3136:6225
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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.