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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Vancouver WhitecapsOpen full analysisMinnesota UnitedOpen full analysis

MLS 11.45X4.5326.29
SEO Match Summary
Vancouver Whitecaps dismantled Minnesota United 6-0 in an MLS encounter that exposed fundamental defensive vulnerabilities in the visitors' 3-4-2-1 shape. The hosts dominated through clinical finishing, with Brian White scoring twice whilst Laborda, Berhalter, Sabaly and Sabbi added single goals. Vancouver's 4-2-3-1 setup proved suffocating, generating 16 shots with 8 on target and 4.0 expected goals, whilst Minnesota managed only 8 shots (4 on target) for 1.14 xG. Minnesota's goalkeeper recorded a perfect 100% save percentage but faced an onslaught that overwhelmed the backline; the visitors conceded 1.58 post-shot xG above expected, indicating both poor defensive positioning and quality finishing from the hosts. This lopsided scoreline represents a complete tactical breakdown for the away side, whose three-centre-back system failed to contain Vancouver's width and penetration. Whitecaps consolidate their position with a dominant home performance.
Vancouver Whitecaps V Vancouver Whitecaps
6 0
Full Time
Minnesota United M Minnesota United
M. Laborda22'S. Berhalter8'E. Sabbi43'B. White13', 54'C. T. Sabaly74' M. Laborda74'S. Berhalter43'E. Sabbi13'
Starting Line-ups
Vancouver Whitecaps · 4-2-3-1 Minnesota United · 3-4-2-1
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Expected Goals (xG) 4.00 1.14
Shots 16 8
Shots on Target 8 4
Possession 50% 50%
Post-Shot xG Faced 1.58 4.86
Goals Saved Above xG +1.58 -1.14
Yellow Cards 1 2
Corners 3 7
Total Goals6
Formation4-2-3-1vs3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Performance

Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.

Vancouver Whitecaps GK
PSxG conceded1.58
Goals conceded0
Goals saved1.58
Save %100.0%
Minnesota United GK
PSxG conceded4.86
Goals conceded6
Goals saved-1.14
Save %25.0%
Vancouver Whitecaps's keeper stopped about 1.6 goals more than an average keeper would, while Minnesota United's keeper let in roughly 1.1 goal more than an average keeper would.

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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot