St. Louis City vs Vancouver Whitecaps

28 May 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Eduard Löwen 10’
  • Tristan Blackmon 45’ (og)
  • Miguel Perez 90+4’
  • Brian White 83’

Match summary

St. Louis City saw off Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1. St. Louis City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Eduard Löwen put St. Louis City ahead with a direct free kick in the 10th minute and Blackmon's own goal made it 2-0 with a header in the 45th minute. In the second half, Brian White pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 83rd minute and Miguel Perez made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

Vancouver Whitecaps can feel hard done by, creating 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to St. Louis City's 0.96 from 16.

Key events

St. Louis City Vancouver Whitecaps
Kick-off
Nicholas GioacchiniShot on target
7’
Eduard LöwenFree Kick1-0 (St. Louis City)
10’
Jakob NerwińskiFoul
20’
Tim ParkerFoul
23’
Tristan BlackmonOwn goal2-0 (St. Louis City)
45’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
49’
Sebastian BerhalterFoul
Shot on target
50’
Eduard LöwenShot on target
52’
57’
Déiber CaicedoSebastian Berhalter
57’
Brian WhiteSimon Becher
Jared StroudTime wasting
60’
John NelsonJakob Nerwiński
63’
65’
Andrés CubasPedro Vite
65’
Sergio CórdovaJavain Brown
Tomáš OstrákJared Stroud
72’
Miguel PerezCelio Pompeu
73’
73’
Ryan GauldShot on target
83’
Brian WhiteHeader2-1 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
85’
Levonte JohnsonAlessandro Schöpf
Njabulo BlomTime wasting
86’
Aziel JacksonIndiana Vassilev
90+2’
90+3’
Julian GresselArgument
Jonathan BellNicholas Gioacchini
90+3’
Miguel PerezRight foot shot3-1 (St. Louis City)
90+4’
90+4’
Ryan GauldArgument
Tomáš OstrákShot on target
90+4’
Eduard LöwenShot on target
90+4’
Full-time3-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.36 10’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 1-0 10’ 45’ Tristan Blackmon (St. Louis City) own goal, 2-0 45’ 83’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-1 83’ 90+4’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), 3-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.36 10’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 1-0 Löwen 10’ 45’ Tristan Blackmon (St. Louis City) own goal, 2-0 Blackmon 45’ 83’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-1 White 83’ 90+4’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), 3-1 Perez 90+4’
St. Louis City 0.96 xGVancouver Whitecaps 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Vancouver Whitecaps attacking St. Louis City attacking 
83’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 90+4’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 54’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 67’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 7’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+7’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), own goal 83’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 90+4’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 54’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 67’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 7’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+7’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

St. Louis City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bürki
Nerwiński 63’
Bartlett
Parker
Hiebert
Blom
Löwen
Vassilev 90’
Pompeu 73’
Stroud 72’
Gioacchini 90’
Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3-2-1 Starting XI
Hasal
Veselinović
Blackmon
Martins
Brown 65’
Gressel
Berhalter 57’
Schöpf 85’
Vite 65’
Gauld
Becher 57’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Roman Bürki
90′ 1 1 29 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Jakob Nerwiński Taken off
63′ 2 1 – 3 – 23 4 – –
Lucas Bartlett
90′ – 3 1 4 4 27 1 – – –
Tim Parker
90′ – – – 4 4 29 2 – –
Kyle Hiebert
90′ 2 – – 7 5 30 – – – –
John Nelson Came on as a substitute
27′ – 1 – – – 12 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Njabulo Blom
90′ – – 27 1 0.00 5 3 10 1 2
Eduard Löwen
90′ 1 – 46 1 0.11 – 2 6 1 2 –
Jared Stroud Taken off
72′ – – 13 – 0.00 – – – – –
Indiana Vassilev Taken off
89′ – – 29 3 0.21 – – 8 – 5 –
Celio Pompeu Taken off
72′ – – 14 – 0.01 1 – 4 1 1 –
Tomáš Ostrák Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 – – – – 1 1 – –
Miguel Perez Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – 5 – 0.00 – – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
Nicholas Gioacchini Taken off
89′ – – 1 1 0.14 0.01 1 4 1 15 –
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

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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.