Vancouver Whitecaps vs CF Montreal

2 April 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Brian White 38’
  • Simon Becher 43’, 59’
  • Julian Gressel 45’
  • Ali Ahmed 48’

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps won comfortably, 5-0 at home to CF Montreal. Vancouver Whitecaps led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Brian White put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 38th minute, Simon Becher made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute, and Julian Gressel made it 3-0 in the 45th minute. In the second half, Ali Ahmed made it 4-0 in the 48th minute and Becher made it 5-0 in the 59th minute.

The chances backed that up: Vancouver Whitecaps created 3.82 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to CF Montreal's 0.33 from 3.

Key events

Vancouver Whitecaps CF Montreal
Kick-off
10’
Rida ZouhirSamuel Piette
11’
17’
23’
Rudy CamachoProfessional foul last man
Simon BecherVAR: Penalty given
25’
27’
Gabriele CorboMason Toye
Ali AhmedShot on target
28’
Julian GresselShot on target
36’
Andrés CubasShot on target
37’
Brian WhiteRight foot shot1-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
38’
Simon BecherRight foot shot2-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
43’
Julian GresselRight foot shot3-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
45’
Brian WhiteShot on target
45’
Half-time3-0
Ali AhmedRight foot shot4-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
48’
Mathías LabordaTime wasting
50’
Second half underway
52’
Sean ReaFoul
Russell TeibertJulian Gressel
54’
55’
Róbert Orri ÞorkelssonKamal Miller
55’
Nathan-Dylan SalibaVictor Wanyama
55’
Zachary Brault GuillardAaron Herrera
Simon BecherRight foot shot5-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
59’
Déiber CaicedoBrian White
65’
Jean-Claude NgandoJavain Brown
65’
Full-time5-0

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.82 0.33 38’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-0 38’ 43’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-0 43’ 45’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), 3-0 45’ 48’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), 4-0 48’ 59’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), 5-0 59’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.82 0.33 38’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-0 White 38’ 43’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-0 Becher 43’ 45’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), 3-0 Gressel 45’ 48’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), 4-0 Ahmed 48’ 59’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), 5-0 Becher 59’
Vancouver Whitecaps 3.82 xGCF Montreal 0.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CF Montreal attacking Vancouver Whitecaps attacking 
45’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 38’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 48’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 43’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 69’ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (CF Montreal), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 21’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 28’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 3’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 21’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 26’ Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 19’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 45’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 81’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Mathieu Choinière (CF Montreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 38’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 48’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 43’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 69’ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (CF Montreal), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 21’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 28’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 3’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ Déiber Caicedo (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 26’ Luís Martins (Vancouver Whitecaps), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 21’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 50’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 49’ Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 19’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 59’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 45’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Ranko Veselinović (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Jean-Claude Ngando (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Mathieu Choinière (CF Montreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3-2-1 Starting XI
Takaoka
Veselinović
Blackmon 46’
Martins
Brown 65’
Gressel 54’
Cubas 54’
Vite
Ahmed
White 65’
Becher 2
CF Montreal 3-4-3 Starting XI
Sirois
Waterman
Camacho
Miller 55’
Piette 10’
Wanyama 55’
Choinière
Herrera 55’
Toye 27’
Rea
Offor

Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Javain Brown Taken off
65′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Tristan Blackmon Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Luís Martins
90′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Julian Gressel Taken off
54′ 1 – 5 0.76 – – –
Andrés Cubas Taken off
54′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.64 – – –
Pedro Vite
90′ – – 3 0.35 – – –
Brian White Taken off
65′ 1 – 6 0.91 – – –
90′ 2 – 4 0.57 – – –
Mathías Laborda Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – –
Sebastian Berhalter Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – – –
Russell Teibert Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – – –
Jean-Claude Ngando Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Déiber Caicedo Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
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.

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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.