The New York City manager R. Deila attacks this game with the team placed 13th so far. In the visitors dressing room Vancouver Whitecaps and their manager M. Dos Santos are in 8th place before this match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Vancouver Whitecaps play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Vancouver Whitecaps when playing on grass are 10 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats from 34 matches. They have scored 43 goals and conceded 68 times in these games.
These teams have little in common geographically as Vancouver Whitecaps have to travel 4800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
New York City form and stats
New York City are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 201 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by I. Tajouri).
New York City lost their last game at Toronto (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Columbus Crew (0-1).
New York City's goalkeeper Sean Johnson was extremely busy against Toronto, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Major League Soccer, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 17 matches.
It's the second away game in a row for Vancouver Whitecaps, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Sporting KC.
1 goal so far away for Vancouver Whitecaps, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - one - one (New York City wins - draws - Vancouver Whitecaps wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 J. Nerwinski 1 goals |  T. Ricketts 1 goals |
New York City missing players
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
| New York City | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| New York City | Last season | Vancouver Whitecaps | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 35 | 18 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 64 | 35 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Conceded | C | 36 | 59 | ||
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 86% | 72% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 63% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 53% | ||
| 37% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 38% | ||
| 17% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 15% | ||
| 69% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 23% | 28% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 15% | ||
| 14% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 29% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 515 | 297 | Total Shots | T S | 183 | 369 | ||
| 195 | 111 | Shots on Target | S O | 71 | 138 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlanta United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | New York RB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Toronto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | New England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Inter Miami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | New York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New York City | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 64 |
| 2 | Atlanta United | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 58 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 55 |
| 4 | Toronto | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 50 |
| 5 | DC United | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 50 |
| 6 | New York RB | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 48 |
| 7 | New England | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 38 | -7 | 45 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 42 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 60 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 38 | -13 | 41 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 25 | -8 | 38 |
| 11 | Orlando City | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -8 | 37 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 39 | -44 | 24 |