Vancouver Whitecaps vs St. Louis City

30 June 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 4 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Brian White 37’, 54’, 61’
  • Fafà Picault 90’
  • Njabulo Blom 7’
  • Eduard Löwen 12’ (pen)
  • Nökkvi Þórisson 90+3’

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps came back from 2 goals down to win 4-3 at home to St. Louis City. St. Louis City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Njabulo Blom put St. Louis City ahead from a corner in the 7th minute, Eduard Löwen made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 12th minute, and Brian White pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 37th minute. In the second half, White equalised in the 54th minute, White put Vancouver Whitecaps in front with a header in the 61st minute, Fafà Picault made it 4-2 in the 90th minute, and Nökkvi Þórisson pulled one back to make it 4-3 in stoppage time.

St. Louis City can feel hard done by, creating 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Vancouver Whitecaps's 1.57 from 12.

Key events

Vancouver Whitecaps St. Louis City
Kick-off
7’
Njabulo BlomRight foot shot0-1 (St. Louis City)
9’
Njabulo BlomVAR: Goal stands
Javain BrownHandball
11’
12’
Eduard LöwenPenalty0-2 (St. Louis City)
Levonte JohnsonShot on target
17’
26’
Anthony MarkanichFoul
31’
John David Klein IIIShot on target
Brian WhiteRight foot shot1-2 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
37’
Half-time1-2
49’
Jakob NerwińskiFoul
Second half underway
Javain BrownShot on target
52’
Bjorn UtvikShot on target
52’
Brian WhiteRight foot shot2-2 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
54’
Brian WhiteHeader3-2 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
61’
62’
Hosei KijimaNjabulo Blom
Fafà PicaultRyan Raposo
63’
Giuseppe BovalinaLevonte Johnson
72’
79’
Caden GloverAnthony Markanich
Ranko VeselinovićJavain Brown
83’
Ralph PrisoRyan Gauld
84’
Fafà PicaultLeft foot shot4-2 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
90’
90+3’
Nökkvi ÞórissonLeft foot shot4-3 (St. Louis City)
Giuseppe BovalinaShot on target
90+4’
Full-time4-3

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.99 7’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), 0-1 7’ 12’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 0-2 12’ 37’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-2 37’ 54’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-2 54’ 61’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 3-2 61’ 90’ Fafà Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps), 4-2 90’ 90+3’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), 4-3 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.99 7’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), 0-1 Blom 7’ 12’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 0-2 Löwen 12’ 37’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-2 White 37’ 54’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-2 White 54’ 61’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 3-2 White 61’ 90’ Fafà Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps), 4-2 Picault 90’ 90+3’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), 4-3 Þórisson 90+3’
Vancouver Whitecaps 1.57 xGSt. Louis City 1.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking Vancouver Whitecaps attacking 
12’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 31’ John David Klein III (St. Louis City), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 52’ Bjorn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.33 xG, saved 17’ Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 90+3’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 90’ Fafà Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 11’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 73’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 37’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 54’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 61’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 28’ Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Giuseppe Bovalina (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 12’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 31’ John David Klein III (St. Louis City), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 52’ Bjorn Utvik (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.33 xG, saved 17’ Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 90+3’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 90’ Fafà Picault (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 11’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 73’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 37’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 54’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 61’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 28’ Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Nökkvi Þórisson (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Giuseppe Bovalina (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal
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Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps 3-4-3 Starting XI
Takaoka
Laborda
Utvik
Brown 83’
Berhalter
Vite
Martins
Raposo 63’
Gauld 84’
White 3
Johnson 72’
St. Louis City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lundt
Markanich 79’
Nerwiński
Totland
Watts
Durkin
Blom 62’
Vassilev
Löwen
III
Þórisson

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Yohei Takaoka
90′ 1 3 24 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Javain Brown Taken off
84′ 2 1 1 6 4 60 1 – –
Mathías Laborda
90′ – 4 – 4 3 72 1 – – –
Bjorn Utvik
90′ – 2 – 2 2 52 – – – –
Ranko Veselinović Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 6 – – – –
Ralph Priso Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – – 6 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Ryan Raposo Taken off
63′ – 1 30 3 1.00 1 2 6 1 2 –
Sebastian Berhalter
90′ – – 57 1 0.11 5 – 7 3 1 –
Pedro Vite
90′ – – 77 – 0.08 1 1 2 – 1 –
Luís Martins
90′ – 1 46 2 0.08 1 1 2 – – –
Ryan Gauld Taken off
84′ – – 38 3 0.47 1 – 3 2 1 –
Forwards4 players
Brian White
90′ 3 – 3 3 0.29 0.04 – 5 2 15 –
Levonte Johnson Taken off
72′ – – 3 1 0.42 0.03 – 4 1 18 –
Fafà Picault Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 1 1 0.30 0.00 – 2 – 6 –
Giuseppe Bovalina Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 1 0.02 0.00 – – – 7 –
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 LWWLL
St. Louis City DDLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 St. Louis City, 05 Oct 23 Next meeting: St. Louis City 1-4 Vancouver Whitecaps, 14 Jul 24  All Vancouver Whitecaps vs St. Louis City 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.