After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto in this fresh Major League Soccer season. Read our match preview!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Major League Soccer.
Toronto play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Toronto when playing on artifical turf are 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from ten matches. They have scored 17 goals and conceded 16 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Toronto when visiting Vancouver Whitecaps as the cities are 4100 kilometers apart.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
Overall Major League Soccer stats at home this season for Vancouver Whitecaps are 0-0-1 (wins-draw-losses). Vancouver 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. Heartbreak before that as Vancouver lost 0-1 at Toronto's place.
The penalty miss from Lucas Cavallini in the defeat against Montreal Impact was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
At BC Place Stadium, Vancouver Whitecaps has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Toronto form and stats
Toronto are still undefeated on their travels in the Major League Soccer. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other. Toronto has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Home advantage was not enough for Toronto in their previous game, as they lost their Major League Soccer-match, hosting Montreal Impact, 0-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Montreal Impact.
The schedule is very tough for Toronto now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at Montreal Impact is waiting in only four days.
Toronto have the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Toronto - Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Vancouver victories, three draws and five Toronto wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Akinola 5 goals | R. Laryea 3 goals |  C. Dájome Arboleda 2 goals |
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
Toronto missing players
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Toronto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 44% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 22% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 40% |
| 11% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 10% |
| 22% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 40% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 56% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
| 8.9 | 12.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | 16 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 24 | 144 |
| 25 | 7 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 12 | 54 |
| 28% | 57% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 58% | 28% |
- All of Vancouver Whitecaps's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Toronto has the fewest conceded goals (3)
- Toronto has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Toronto has the most matches under the total-line (6)
- Toronto have created more than twice as many corners as Vancouver Whitecaps.
- Toronto have not yet lost a game away.
- Toronto have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Toronto have scored more than double the goals of Vancouver Whitecaps.
- Toronto have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 has the the worst goal difference (-7)
- 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 11 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Dallas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Los Angeles FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | SJ Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 6 |