Match Report
Vancouver Whitecaps went into the game 1st in the table on 49 points; St. Louis City sat 3rd on 44 — a 5-point gap. Vancouver Whitecaps ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Vancouver Whitecaps ran at 2.24 scored and 0.92 conceded, St. Louis City at 1.73 and 1.38.
St. Louis City's unbeaten run stood at 13, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Vancouver Whitecaps, 1 draw and 1 for St. Louis City, at 4 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Vancouver Stadium (capacity 54,500). St. Louis City led 3-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-3.
Goal scorers
Vancouver Whitecaps: Emmanuel Sabbi (2') · St. Louis City: Simon Becher (23'), Tomas Totland (41'), Conrad Wallem (45')
Key stats
Possession: Vancouver Whitecaps 47% · St. Louis City 53% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 6-2