Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids
Ref: L. HernandezBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia · 54,405 cap
Match recap
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Colorado Rapids 3–1 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Sabaly, White, and White scored for Vancouver Whitecaps; Navarro replied for Colorado Rapids. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.50 for Vancouver Whitecaps versus 1.51 for Colorado Rapids. Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st in the Major League Soccer table while Colorado Rapids are 11th.
First Half
⚽
Sabaly
Assist: Müller
⚽
White
Assist: Cubas
32'
⚽
Navarro
Second Half
⇄
Sabbi
56'
⇄
Aaronson
64'
⇄
Thompson
⇄
Sabaly
VAR
Goal Disallowed - handball
82'
Navarro
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Navarro
83'
⇄
Holding
⇄
Johnson
⚽
White
Assist: Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
⇄
White
⇄
Berhalter
Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 32 |
| 2 |  San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | +19 | 32 |
| 10 |  San Diego | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 17 |
| 11 |  Colorado Rapids | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | +1 | 16 |
| 12 |  St. Louis City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Vancouver WhitecapsColorado Rapids
5Won
Statistical edge
5–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.50VS1.51
Attack5 · 1 won
20
Shots
13
8
Shots on target
3
17
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
4
8
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
389
Total passes
478
326
Accurate passes
413
84%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 2 won
24
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
6
-0.07
Goals prevented
-0.07
Vancouver Whitecaps
4-2-3-1
Colorado Rapids
4-3-3Vancouver Whitecaps
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Yohei TakaokaG
- 2Mathías Nicolás Laborda MalseñidoD
- 7Cheikh Tidiane SabalyM
- 11Emmanuel Afriyie Mario SabbiM
- 13Thomas MüllerM
- 16Sebastian Matthew BerhalterM
- 18Édier Ocampo VidalD
- 20Adrián Andrés CubasM
- 24Brian Michael WhiteF
- 28Tate JohnsonD
- 33Tristan Michael BlackmonD
Substitutes
- 4Ranko VeselinovićD
- 8Oliver Love LarrazM
- 14Bruno Steven Caicedo QuiñonezF
- 17Kenji Giovanni Cabrera NakamuraF
- 19Rayan ElloumiF
- 22Aziel JacksonM
- 29Mihail GherasimencovD
- 32Isaac BoehmerG
- 59Jeevan Singh BadwalM
Colorado Rapids
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Zackary Thomas SteffenG
- 6Robert Samuel HoldingD
- 7Dante Isiah SealyF
- 8Hamzat Basit OjediranM
- 9Rafael NavarroF
- 10Paxten Reid AaronsonM
- 13Wayne Alix Frederick IIM
- 22Lucas HerringtonD
- 29Miguel Ángel Navarro ZárateD
- 33Kosi Trevor David ThompsonD
- 93Georgi MinoungouF
Substitutes
- 2Keegan RosenberryD
- 4Reginald Jacob CannonD
- 11Alexis Castillo ManyomaM
- 16Alexander Dean HarrisF
- 19Ian MurphyD
- 24Noah CobbD
- 27Kimani Stewart-BaynesF
- 41Nicholas Defreitas HansenG
- 77Darren Kissy YapiF
Vancouver Whitecaps
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheick Tidiane Sabaly | M | 68 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Andres Cubas | M | 100 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Brian White | F | 91 | 7.9 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Thomas Müller | M | 100 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1/2 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | M | 91 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Yohei Takaoka(C) | G | 100 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tate Johnson | D | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mathías Laborda | D | 100 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Édier Ocampo | D | 100 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tristan Blackmon | D | 100 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Emmanuel Sabbi | M | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kenji Cabrera | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aziel Jackson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Boehmer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ranko Veselinović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Quiñonez | F | 32 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Jeevan Badwal | M | 55 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oliver Larraz | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rayan Elloumi | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mihail Gherasimencov | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Colorado Rapids
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgi Minoungou | F | 100 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/5 |
| Zack Steffen(C) | G | 100 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Navarro | F | 100 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0/2 |
| Lucas Herrington | D | 100 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dante Sealy | F | 100 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Rob Holding | D | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Navarro | D | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kosi Thompson | D | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Frederick | M | 100 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hamzat Ojediran | M | 100 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Paxten Aaronson | M | 56 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Reggie Cannon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kimani Stewart-Baynes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Harris | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Murphy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Rosenberry | D | 36 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Darren Yapi | F | 44 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Cobb | D | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alexis Manyoma | M | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |