Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Guido Gonzales Jr 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Columbus Crew 12 · Vancouver Whitecaps 4
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.17 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.17
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 52%
Draws 22%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-10).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (61%).
  • Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 10-5-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 20
Avg: 1.83 / 1.11

Points

35
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
Vancouver Whitecaps (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 9-6-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.45 / 1.15

Points

33
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.94
PPG
1.65
1.83
GF
1.45
1.11
GA
1.15
65%
O2.5
59%
76%
BTTS
47%
59%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank12th
Vancouver Whitecaps rank4th
Columbus Crew points54
Vancouver Whitecaps points63
Columbus Crew: #12 · 54 pts · GD +4
11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Vancouver Whitecaps: #4 · 63 pts · GD +28
2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W D L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 away

W D W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index64
Goals8-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Vancouver Whitecaps trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.529%
Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home82%
Columbus Crew clean sheet at home18%
Vancouver Whitecaps score away71%
Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first59%
Columbus Crew win after scoring first70%
Vancouver Whitecaps score first41%
Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first86%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 67% · Vancouver Whitecaps 50%
Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 33.1' · Vancouver Whitecaps 30.1'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.83 vs 1.64
Columbus Crew concede at home1.11 vs 1.36
Vancouver Whitecaps score away1.45 vs 1.36
Vancouver Whitecaps concede away1.15 vs 1.64
Columbus Crew score 12% above league average, while Vancouver Whitecaps score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 18% below league average at home, and Vancouver Whitecaps are 30% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.00
BTTS75%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
61-75 7
31-45 6
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
16-30 3
61-75 1

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 2
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
8
10
Shots off Goal
1
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
13
12
Offsides
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
602
388
Passes Accurate
550
328
Passes %
91%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
2' ⚽
⚽
2' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
A. Ibrahim
Normal Goal
6' ⚽
⚽
6' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
J. Ngando
Normal Goal
23' ⚽
⚽
23' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
D. Rossi
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Gazdag
32'
32' T. Blackmon
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ L. Lappalainen
1st substitution · For: M. Farsi
59' ⚽
⚽
59' ⚽ VAR
A. Jackson
Goal cancelled
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ M. Laborda
1st substitution · For: T. Johnson
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ J. Ngando
2nd substitution · For: Johnny Selemani
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ R. Priso
3rd substitution · For: J. Badwal
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ B. Utvik
4th substitution · For: R. Elloumi
85'
85' D. Gazdag
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ A. Jackson
2nd substitution · For: T. Habroune
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ A. Sejdić
3rd substitution · For: J. Russell-Rowe
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ D. Gazdag
4th substitution · For: D. Chambost
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ A. Ibrahim
5th substitution · For: Tristan Brown

Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew beat Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Sunday, 15 June 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Guido Gonzales Jr. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: Columbus Crew took an early lead at 2' when A. Ibrahim scored, making the score 1-0. Vancouver Whitecaps leveled the score at 6' when J. Ngando scored, making the score 1-1. Columbus Crew took the lead at 23' when D. Rossi scored, with the assist credited to D. Gazdag, making the score 2-1. T. Blackmon received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 32'.

Second half: Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Lappalainen replacing M. Farsi. VAR intervened at 59' for Columbus Crew (Goal cancelled). Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Laborda replacing T. Johnson. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 64', with J. Ngando replacing Johnny Selemani. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 71', with R. Priso replacing J. Badwal. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 82', with B. Utvik replacing R. Elloumi. D. Gazdag received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 85'. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 85', with A. Jackson replacing T. Habroune. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 86', with A. Sejdić replacing J. Russell-Rowe. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 86', with D. Gazdag replacing D. Chambost. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 90', with A. Ibrahim replacing Tristan Brown.

Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions while Vancouver Whitecaps used 4 substitutions. Columbus Crew got 1 yellow card, while Vancouver Whitecaps got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-10).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (61%).
  • Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Columbus Crew vs Vancouver Whitecaps Head-to-Head History by Season