Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids

26 April 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Lorenzo Hernandez

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Cheick Tidiane Sabaly 7’
Brian White 23’, 85’

Rafael Navarro 32’

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps won 3-1 at home to Colorado Rapids. Vancouver Whitecaps led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 7th minute, Brian White made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, and Rafael Navarro pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 32nd minute. In the second half, White made it 3-1 in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Vancouver Whitecaps created 3.79 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Colorado Rapids's 1.81 from 13.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%

20 Shots 13

8 Shots on target 3

8 Corners 3

99 Attacks 81

70 Dangerous attacks 38

389 Passes 481

83.8% Pass accuracy 86.7%

29 Tackles 22

24 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 1

4 Offsides 2

Key events

Vancouver Whitecaps Colorado Rapids

Kick-off

Cheick Tidiane SabalyRight foot shot

1-0

7’

Brian WhiteRight foot shot

2-0

23’

Brian WhiteShot on target

27’

Sebastian BerhalterShot on target

29’

32’

Rafael NavarroLeft foot shot

2-1

32’

Rafael NavarroShot on target

Thomas MüllerShot on target

37’

Half-time2-1

Jeevan BadwalEmmanuel Sabbi

46’

Brian WhiteShot on target

50’

Second half underway

56’

Darren YapiPaxten Aaronson

64’

Keegan RosenberryKosi Thompson

Bruno QuiñonezCheick Tidiane Sabaly

68’

Bruno QuiñonezVAR: Goal given

80’

82’

Miguel Navarro

83’

Noah CobbRob Holding

83’

Alexis ManyomaMiguel Navarro

Mihail GherasimencovTate Johnson

83’

Brian WhiteLeft foot shot

3-1

85’

87’

Rafael NavarroShot on target

Bruno Quiñonez

90’

Oliver LarrazSebastian Berhalter

90’

Rayan ElloumiBrian White

90’

Bruno QuiñonezShot on target

90+9’

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps 3.79 xGColorado Rapids 1.81 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colorado Rapids attacking Vancouver Whitecaps attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Yohei Takaoka	90′	3	1	27	1	1	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Édier Ocampo	90′	6	2	–	6	–	31	3	–	–	–
Tristan Blackmon	90′	–	3	–	1	–	32	2	–	–	–
Mathías Laborda	90′	4	1	–	6	1	50	2	–	–	–
Tate Johnson Taken off	83′	1	–	–	3	–	51	1	–	–	–
Mihail Gherasimencov Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Andrés Cubas	90′	–	1	41	1	0.21	6	5	10	1	1	–
Sebastian Berhalter Taken off	89′	–	–	46	3	0.37	5	1	8	3	3	–
Emmanuel Sabbi Taken off	45′	–	–	5	–	0.01	1	–	2	4	–	–
Thomas Müller	90′	–	1	42	6	0.77	1	–	3	–	1	–
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly Taken off	68′	1	–	22	2	0.23	2	1	3	2	1	–
Jeevan Badwal Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	16	1	0.10	–	–	1	–	1	–
Bruno Quiñonez Came on as a substitute	22′	–	1	4	1	0.13	–	–	–	2	–

Forwards1 player


Brian White Taken off	89′	2	–	6	4	1.76	0.25	3	1	–	18	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Zack Steffen	90′	5	3	38	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Kosi Thompson Taken off	64′	2	1	–	5	–	27	1	–	–	–
Rob Holding Taken off	83′	1	–	–	1	–	74	–	–	–	–
Lucas Herrington	90′	2	–	–	8	5	83	–	–	–	–
Miguel Navarro Taken off	83′	–	–	–	7	2	39	1	–	–
Keegan Rosenberry Came on as a substitute	26′	2	1	–	3	–	21	–	–	–	–
Noah Cobb Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–
Alexis Manyoma Came on as a substitute	17′	–	1	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Paxten Aaronson Taken off	56′	–	–	15	–	0.01	1	1	1	1	–	–
Hamzat Ojediran	90′	–	–	67	1	0.02	–	1	3	6	3	–
Wayne Frederick	90′	–	–	20	–	0.00	1	1	3	–	2	–
Dante Sealy	90′	–	–	22	1	0.01	4	–	8	2	3	–
Georgi Minoungou	90′	–	–	22	2	0.56	3	–	9	–	3	–

Forwards2 players


Rafael Navarro	90′	1	–	6	3	1.48	0.01	–	4	2	29	–
Darren Yapi Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	2	–

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

Vancouver Whitecaps W L W W W

Colorado Rapids W L W L D

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Colorado Rapids 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps, 13 Jul 25 Next meeting: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps, 25 Oct 26 All Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.