Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps

14 June 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Guido Gonzales Jr

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Ibrahim Aliyu 2’
Diego Rossi 23’

Jean-Claude Ngando 6’

Match summary

Columbus Crew saw off Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1. Columbus Crew led 2-1 at half-time.

Ibrahim Aliyu put Columbus Crew ahead in the 2nd minute, Jean-Claude Ngando equalised in the 6th minute, and Diego Rossi won it in the 23rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Columbus Crew created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Vancouver Whitecaps's 0.75 from 10.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%

8 Shots 10

5 Shots on target 3

4 Corners 1

602 Passes 388

91.4% Pass accuracy 84.5%

14 Tackles 19

13 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 1

7 Offsides 1

Key events

Columbus Crew Vancouver Whitecaps

Kick-off

Ibrahim AliyuRight foot shot

1-0

2’

6’

Jean-Claude Ngando

1-1

Diego RossiRight foot shot

2-1

23’

32’

Tristan Blackmon

Half-time2-1

Mohamed FarsiLassi Lappalainen

46’

Second half underway

49’

Édier OcampoShot on target

Aziel JacksonVAR: Goal given

59’

64’

Johnny SelemaniJean-Claude Ngando

64’

Tate JohnsonMathías Laborda

71’

Jeevan BadwalRalph Priso

82’

Rayan ElloumiBjorn Utvik

84’

Johnny SelemaniShot on target

Taha HabrouneAziel Jackson

85’

Dániel Gazdag

85’

Jacen Russell RoweAmar Sejdic

86’

Dylan ChambostDániel Gazdag

86’

Tristan BrownIbrahim Aliyu

90’

Taha HabrouneShot on target

90+1’

Jacen Russell RoweShot on target

90+4’

Mohamed FarsiShot on target

90+5’

Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Columbus Crew 1.22 xGVancouver Whitecaps 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Vancouver Whitecaps attacking Columbus Crew attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Columbus Crew 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Vancouver Whitecaps 5-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Evan Bush	90′	2	1	35	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Andres Herrera	90′	2	–	–	8	1	52	3	–	–	–
Sean Zawadzki	90′	–	–	–	4	4	87	–	–	–	–
Yevhen Cheberko	90′	2	–	–	2	–	81	1	–	–	–

Midfielders10 players


Lassi Lappalainen Taken off	45′	–	1	18	1	0.28	1	–	1	–	–	–
Amar Sejdic Taken off	86′	–	–	75	–	0.07	1	1	1	1	–	–
Darlington Nagbe	90′	–	–	78	–	0.03	1	–	3	2	2	–
Ibrahim Aliyu Taken off	89′	1	–	29	–	0.03	1	–	3	2	–	–
Diego Rossi	90′	1	–	43	1	0.13	2	–	4	–	1	–
Aziel Jackson Taken off	85′	–	–	31	–	0.03	–	1	8	2	5	–
Dániel Gazdag Taken off	86′	–	1	29	2	0.08	–	–	3	2	2	–
Mohamed Farsi Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	29	–	0.06	1	–	2	–	1	–
Taha Habroune Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	5	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dylan Chambost Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	4	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Jacen Russell Rowe Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	2	1	0.36	0.23	1	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Yohei Takaoka	90′	3	2	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Mathías Laborda Taken off	64′	2	1	–	4	1	24	1	–	–	–
Bjorn Utvik Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	43	–	–	–	–
Ranko Veselinović	90′	1	2	–	3	2	55	–	–	–	–
Tristan Blackmon	90′	–	–	–	2	–	48	1	–	–	–
Édier Ocampo	90′	3	–	–	5	–	32	1	–	–	–
Tate Johnson Came on as a substitute	26′	1	–	–	1	–	10	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Pedro Vite	90′	–	–	39	1	0.13	2	1	5	1	1	–
Andrés Cubas	90′	–	–	28	–	0.00	6	1	7	5	–	–
Ralph Priso Taken off	71′	–	–	27	1	0.01	1	–	3	2	1	–
Jean-Claude Ngando Taken off	64′	1	–	18	1	0.05	1	–	3	–	2	–
Johnny Selemani Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	4	–	0.01	–	–	1	1	–	–
Jeevan Badwal Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	7	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Daniel Ríos	90′	–	1	1	–	0.16	0.02	2	2	2	18	–
Rayan Elloumi Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Columbus Crew D D L D L

Vancouver Whitecaps D D W D W

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.