It's still early in the Major League Soccer season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Vancouver Whitecaps - Montreal Impact preview!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Montreal Impact's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Montreal Impact have performed like this: Played nine matches resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 11-17 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
0-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Vancouver Whitecaps so far this season. Vancouver Whitecaps has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Dos Santos and the players. The Vancouver manager M. Dos Santos might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
C. Dajome was the last player to score a league goal for Vancouver Whitecaps and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Vancouver Whitecaps haven't scored in 379 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Vancouver will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Major League Soccer game against Montreal Impact. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Toronto.
The penalty miss from Lucas Cavallini in the defeat against Montreal Impact was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Vancouver Whitecaps at home in the league. 1 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Montreal Impact form and stats
Four points from two away games for Montreal Impact, meaning one draw and one victory in the Major League Soccer so far.
Two travels in a row for Montreal, whose manager T. Henry could celebrate last time after the Major League Soccer win against Toronto. A 0-1 loss hosting Toronto before that.
Goalkeeper Clement Diop was absolutely vital in the Montreal victory against Toronto, making six saves.
It's early days yet, but Montreal Impact has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Montreal Impact - Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vancouver Whitecaps won four games, one match ended with a draw and Montreal Impact has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  S. Taïder 3 goals |  R. Quioto Robinson 3 goals |  M. Urruti 3 goals |
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
Montreal Impact missing players
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Montreal Impact | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 89% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 44% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 11% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 22% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 56% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 8.9 | 12.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | 16 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 23 | 76 |
| 25 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| 28% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 46% |
- All of Vancouver Whitecaps's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Montreal Impact haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest scored goals (2)
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the most matches under the total-line (6)
- Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have lost all their home matches so far.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 11 |
| 8 | Dallas | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | SJ Earthquakes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 6 |