Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Football USA - MLS BC Place Sat 11 Apr 19:30
New York City FC
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  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: Vancouver Whitecaps vs New York City

Vancouver Whitecaps host New York City at BC Place, with kick-off set for 19:30 on Saturday 11 April.

We’re Expecting Three or More Goals to Be Scored

The price of -152 looks attractive when it comes to backing Over 2.5 Goals. We are expecting a payout when Vancouver go up against New York City and the Total Goals market provides a golden opportunity.

1-1 Draw in Pair’s Previous Clash

Vancouver Whitecaps landed a win when last in action. It was a 3-2 scoreline at home to Portland Timbers at BC Place. Jesper Soerensen's team had most of the ball enjoying 61% possession and nine shots on target, with Edier Ocampo, Thomas Mueller and Sebastian Berhalter scoring one goal apiece.

New York City FC drew 1-1 in their previous game. This was at Citi Field against St. Louis City. The Pigeons enjoyed 58% possession and managed seven shots on goal, while Hannes Wolf was on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

City boast an unbeaten record in the past three games against Vancouver, with the last clash ending 1-1 at Yankee Stadium. The previous 3 H2H games have featured two draws and one City victory.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 Vancouver logo Vancouver 6 5 0 1 17 4 13 17:4 15
7 NYCFC logo NYCFC 6 3 2 1 14 7 7 14:7 11
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Vancouver Whitecaps – Last 10 League Games

Vancouver have 8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.2 goals from 5.7 shots on goal and 10.9 attempts. The Canadian club have averaged 57.7% possession and 4.7 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.6 goals from 3.2 shots on goal, 7.3 attempts and 4.6 corners.

Top scorer is Brian White on 7 goals, while Thomas Mueller and Sebastian Berhalter have both racked up 3. Yohei Takaoka, Sebastian Berhalter and Mathias Laborda are the leading assists makers with 2.

New York City – Last 10 League Games

City have 5 victories, 3 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 2.5 goals from 5.7 shots on goal and 10.3 attempts. Pascal Jansen's men have averaged 54.8% possession, 3.5 corners awarded and 4.1 corners against, while they’ve conceded 2.0 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 10.6 attempts.

Nicolas Fernandez is top of the team’s scoring charts with 7, while Hannes Wolf, Agustin Ojeda, Maxi Moralez and Keaton Parks have 2. Maxi Moralez has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 7.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Yohei Takaoka (GK), Édier Ocampo, Tristan Blackmon, Mathías Laborda, Tate Johnson, Jeevan Badwal, Sebastian Berhalter, Cheikh Sabaly, Thomas Müller, Aziel Jackson, Brian White.

New York City predicted lineup (4-3-3): Matt Freese (GK), Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Kai Trewin, Kevin OToole, Aiden O'Neill, Maxi Moralez, Keaton Parks, Agustin Ojeda, Nicolas Fernandez Mercau, Hannes Wolf.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs New York City Prediction & Betting Tips

Join us as we dissect the best Vancouver Whitecaps vs New York City betting tips — from our expert match prediction and correct score advice to a sharp corners pick, top player prop insights and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

It’s hard to ignore odds of -152 when it comes to betting Over 2.5 Goals for this MLS clash. The numbers suggest that the two sides will produce a combined three goals and we’ll confidently play this selection.

The latest MLS injuries and suspensions can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the form guide. The same applies to the stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Vancouver Whitecaps vs New York City league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Vancouver games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 15 of the last 20 Vancouver games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 NYCFC games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 NYCFC games.
Over 2.5 Probability

According to the top bookies, our pick has a 60.2% chance of landing a return. However, our experts have this number between 65-70% based on their in-depth research. This is why we can recommend this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Vancouver Vancouver logo 2 - 1 New York City logo New York City

Vancouver can be backed to win 2-1 when it comes to the correct score. We’ll go for the +575 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Brian White to Score +120 BetMGM logo

Brian White (Vancouver) has managed five goals in his past five MLS matches. The odds that he will be an Anytime Goalscorer look attractive considering the numbers and we’ll plump for him to find the net at odds of +120.

Latest Brian White Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -143 BetMGM logo

Each of the past five Vancouver games have involved the 10.5 Total Corners line not being covered. We’re expecting the teams to fall short of the line, with this Total Corners wager available at -143.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Vancouver Logo Vancouver
Total
9.30 4.70 4.60
Home
11.70 5.70 6.00
Away
7.70 3.30 4.40
New York City Logo New York City
Total
7.60 3.50 4.10
Home
9.30 5.60 3.70
Away
8.90 3.60 5.30
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -152
Full-Time Result Vancouver -137
Total Corners Under 10.5 -143

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Vancouver Whitecaps vs New York City Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Make Caps Most Likely Winners

For this MLS encounter, the bookmakers have Vancouver Whitecaps as the -137 favourites to win. This therefore implies that they have a 58% chance of triumphing. New York City FC are operating at larger odds than the opposition and the underdogs can be wagered at +340.

Taking Vancouver -0.75 against City means a full Asian Handicap payout at -109 if they win by 2+ goals. The second prize is a half-stake payout and half-stake refund if they win by one.

The Over 2.5 option is currently favourite on the Total Goals betting market. The Yes pick in the Both Teams to Score market is considered to be the most likely result and it’s trading at -164.

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Brian White Heads First Goalscorer Market

Those interested in Brian White to find the net anytime are able to get +120. There is the chance to back the favourite to score the first goal at odds of +350.

Player Goals
Brian White (Vancouver)
First
+120
Anytime
+350
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Thomas Müller (Vancouver)
First
+125
Anytime
+360
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Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver)
First
+220
Anytime
+650
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Hannes Wolf (NYCFC)
First
+290
Anytime
+800
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Vancouver Have Six Wins from Past Ten Home Clashes

Vancouver have finished with six wins, three losses and one draw in the last 10 home matches, scoring an average of 2.10 goals per game and conceding 1.00.

City have recorded seven victories, two defeats and one draw in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.60 goals per game and conceding 1.20.

The past meeting at BC Place saw Vancouver draw 0-0 with City.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Vancouver Whitecaps logo Vancouver Whitecaps Home Stats 6-1-3 3.10 2.10 1.00 7 3 3 7
New York City logo New York City Away Stats 7-1-2 2.80 1.60 1.20 5 5 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps logo Vancouver Whitecaps League Stats
New York City logo New York City League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Vancouver Whitecaps vs New York City Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the Vancouver vs City team news. Expect the predicted and confirmed MLS lineups along with timely injury updates.

Vancouver Whitecaps Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

New York City Predicted Lineup 4-3-3

Vancouver Whitecaps Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Yohei Takaoka
18 Édier Ocampo 33 Tristan Blackmon 2 Mathías Laborda 28 Tate Johnson
59 Jeevan Badwal 16 Sebastian Berhalter
7 Cheikh Sabaly 13 Thomas Müller 22 Aziel Jackson
24 Brian White
49 Matt Freese
24 Tayvon Gray 13 Thiago Martins 5 Kai Trewin 22 Kevin OToole
21 Aiden O'Neill 10 Maxi Moralez 55 Keaton Parks
26 Agustin Ojeda 7 N. Fernandez Mercau 17 Hannes Wolf

New York City Predicted Lineup 4-3-3

Previous Vancouver Whitecaps Lineups

04 Apr MLS
Vancouver 3-2 Portland Timbers
21 Mar MLS
Vancouver 0-1 SJ Earthquakes
18 Mar CONCACAF Champions Cup
Seattle Sounders 2-1 Vancouver
15 Mar MLS
Vancouver 6-0 Minnesota Utd
12 Mar CONCACAF Champions Cup
Vancouver 0-3 Seattle Sounders
07 Mar MLS
Portland Timbers 1-4 Vancouver

Previous New York City Lineups

04 Apr MLS
NYCFC 1-1 St. Louis
22 Mar MLS
NYCFC 2-3 Inter Miami
14 Mar MLS
NYCFC 3-1 Colorado Rapids
07 Mar MLS
NYCFC 5-0 Orlando City
01 Mar MLS
Philadelphia 1-2 NYCFC
22 Feb MLS
LA Galaxy 1-1 NYCFC

Injuries & Suspensions

Vancouver Whitecaps Injury Table
Type Name Info
Ralph Priso-Mbongue Hamstring
Belal Halbouni Knee
Ryan Gauld Knee
Sam Adekugbe Other
Ranko Veselinovic Cruciate ligame
New York City Injury Table
Type Name Info
Drew Baiera Knee
Andres Perea Lower leg
Alonso Martinez Cruciate ligame
Jacob Arroyave Lower leg
Malachi Jones Lower leg
Team Squads

Vancouver Whitecaps Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Jesper Soerensen

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Yohei Takaoka 1 G 6 540 6 0 0 1 0 0
Brian White 24 F 6 518 6 0 5 0 0 0
Ralph Priso-Mbongue 6 M 5 450 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tristan Blackmon 33 D 5 450 5 0 1 0 0 0
Sebastian Berhalter 16 M 6 436 5 1 3 2 0 0

New York City Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Pascal Jansen

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kevin O'Toole 22 D 6 540 6 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Freese 49 G 6 540 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nicolas Fernandez 7 D 6 532 6 0 5 0 1 0
Hannes Wolf 17 M 6 521 6 0 2 0 1 0
Thiago Martins 13 D 6 520 6 0 0 0 0 0
USA FlagMLS Table
2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 6 5 1 0 14:0 16
2 Vancouver 6 5 0 1 17:4 15
3 SJ Earthquakes 6 5 0 1 10:1 15
4 Nashville SC 6 4 1 1 13:3 13
5 Real Salt Lake 6 4 1 1 12:8 13
6 Seattle Sounders 6 4 1 1 6:2 13
7 NYCFC 6 3 2 1 14:7 11
8 FC Dallas 6 3 2 1 14:9 11
9 San Diego 6 3 2 1 13:8 11
10 Charlotte FC 6 3 2 1 12:7 11
11 Inter Miami 6 3 2 1 11:10 11
12 Chicago Fire 6 3 1 2 8:5 10
13 Toronto FC 6 3 1 2 9:10 10
14 NY Red Bulls 6 3 1 2 9:13 10
15 Colorado Rapids 6 3 0 3 13:10 9
16 Minnesota Utd 6 2 2 2 6:12 8
17 D.C. United 6 2 1 3 4:8 7
18 NE Revolution 5 2 0 3 11:9 6
19 Houston Dynamo 5 2 0 3 8:10 6
20 FC Cincinnati 6 2 0 4 9:15 6
21 Austin FC 6 1 3 2 7:9 6
22 Columbus Crew 6 1 2 3 8:9 5
23 LA Galaxy 6 1 2 3 8:10 5
24 St. Louis 6 1 2 3 5:8 5
25 Atlanta United 6 1 1 4 6:11 4
26 Portland Timbers 6 1 1 4 9:15 4
27 Sporting KC 6 1 1 4 6:14 4
28 CF Montréal 6 1 0 5 7:17 3
29 Orlando City 6 1 0 5 5:23 3
30 Philadelphia 6 0 0 6 4:11 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 4 4 0 0 12:0 12
2 Vancouver 5 4 0 1 13:3 12
3 Charlotte FC 4 3 1 0 11:3 10
4 Nashville SC 3 3 0 0 12:2 9
5 SJ Earthquakes 4 3 0 1 8:1 9
6 Real Salt Lake 3 3 0 0 7:3 9
7 FC Dallas 4 2 2 0 10:8 8
8 San Diego 3 2 1 0 9:2 7
9 NYCFC 4 2 1 1 11:5 7
10 Toronto FC 3 2 1 0 6:4 7
11 NE Revolution 2 2 0 0 9:1 6
12 Colorado Rapids 2 2 0 0 6:1 6
13 Chicago Fire 3 2 0 1 5:2 6
14 FC Cincinnati 3 2 0 1 6:4 6
15 NY Red Bulls 3 2 0 1 5:5 6
16 Houston Dynamo 4 2 0 2 5:6 6
17 Austin FC 3 1 2 0 3:2 5
18 LA Galaxy 4 1 1 2 6:5 4
19 St. Louis 3 1 1 1 4:3 4
20 Minnesota Utd 2 1 1 0 1:0 4
21 Atlanta United 4 1 1 2 6:7 4
22 Portland Timbers 3 1 1 1 5:7 4
23 Seattle Sounders 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
24 Orlando City 3 1 0 2 5:7 3
25 D.C. United 3 1 0 2 2:6 3
26 Inter Miami 1 0 1 0 2:2 1
27 Columbus Crew 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
28 Sporting KC 3 0 1 2 3:7 1
29 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Philadelphia 3 0 0 3 2:5 0