Vancouver Whitecaps vs St. Louis City — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 2′Vancouver Whitecaps, goal:1–0
- 23′St. Louis City, goal:1–1assist
- 26′Vancouver Whitecaps, yellow card:
- 36′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- 41′St. Louis City, goal:1–2assist
- 45′St. Louis City, goal:1–3assist
- Half-time1 – 3
- 46′Vancouver Whitecaps, substitution:off
- 46′Vancouver Whitecaps, substitution:off
- 46′Vancouver Whitecaps, substitution:off
- 49′Vancouver Whitecaps, yellow card:
- 50′Vancouver Whitecaps, yellow card:
- 59′Vancouver Whitecaps, substitution:off
- 61′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 71′Vancouver Whitecaps, yellow card:
- 75′Vancouver Whitecaps, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 80′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 82′Vancouver Whitecaps, substitution:Yadaly Diabyoff
- 84′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- 90+1′St. Louis City, substitution:Damion Downsoff
- 90+1′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 90+3′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- Full-time1 – 3
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Match report
St. Louis City stun Vancouver Whitecaps with three-goal first half salvo
Vancouver Whitecaps suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to St. Louis City in Major League Soccer's Regular Season - 23, undone by a devastating spell either side of the interval despite taking an early lead at BC Place.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Emmanuel Sabbi put the hosts ahead inside two minutes, but St. Louis City responded before the half-hour through Simon Becher, set up by Alexandru Mățan, to level at 1-1. Tomas Totland then turned the game on its head in the 41st minute, finishing off a Daniel Edelman assist, before Conrad Wallem added a fourth goal of the half moments before the break, converting a Totland assist to make it 1-3 at half-time.
Vancouver had more of the ball, with 47 percent possession to St. Louis City's 53, and produced more efforts on goal overall with 15 shots to 11. Yet St. Louis City were the sharper side in front of goal, working six shots on target compared to Vancouver's three, and that clinical edge proved decisive as the scoreline held from the 45th minute onward.
Totland scored once and set up another for St. Louis City, capping an influential display with a rating of 7.82, the highest of any player on the pitch.
St. Louis City more than doubled Vancouver's tally of shots on target, six to three, underlining their efficiency in front of goal.
St. Louis City won 3–1 away against Vancouver Whitecaps (half-time 1–3).
Vancouver Whitecaps met St. Louis City in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 23). Kick-off was Sunday, 6 September 2026, 02:30 UTC at BC Place. Referee: Michael Venne. Attendance: 22,320.
Team pages: Vancouver Whitecaps · St. Louis City · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 2' Goal: Emmanuel Sabbi — 1–0
- 23' Goal: Simon Becher (assist: Alexandru Mățan) — 1–1
- 41' Goal: Tomas Totland (assist: Daniel Edelman) — 1–2
- 45' Goal: Conrad Wallem (assist: Tomas Totland) — 1–3
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Vancouver Whitecaps (4-2-3-1)
St. Louis City (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Vancouver Whitecaps 63%, the draw 25%, St. Louis City 12%. It finished Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 St. Louis City.
Vancouver Whitecaps' rating edge carries it — Vancouver Whitecaps are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus their control of the ball on top give Vancouver Whitecaps a clear lead. The draw at 25% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Vancouver Whitecaps at 63%?
Vancouver Whitecaps sit 112 points higher on our strength rating — 1709 to 1597. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,775 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,132 games vs 44.9% across all 99,727 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Vancouver Whitecaps hold 8 more possession points (62 to 54 in recent games) across a 112-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,650 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 61–21–18.
Why only 63%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 63% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 25% and St. Louis City at 12%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,965. The control factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Vancouver Whitecaps scored +0.49 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,827 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. St. Louis City scored +0.56 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
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