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Season 2026/2027

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Vancouver Whitecaps vs CF Montreal – Lineups & Match Details

Vancouver Whitecaps beat CF Montreal 2-0. Vancouver Whitecaps had 52% possession against CF Montreal's 48%. Shots on target: 7-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Sunday, 9 March 2025

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

CF MontrealCF Montreal

Referee: Joe Dickerson, USA

Lineups

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps4-3-3
Y. Takaoka1Y. TakaokaG
M. Laborda2M. LabordaD
R. Veselinovic4R. VeselinovicD
T. Blackmon33T. BlackmonD
T. Johnson28T. JohnsonD
P. Vite45P. ViteM
A. Cubas20A. CubasM
S. Berhalter16S. BerhalterM
A. Ahmed22A. AhmedF
B. White24B. WhiteF
R. Gauld25R. GauldF

Substitutes

14D. RiosF
13R. Priso-MbongueM
19D. KreilachM
32I. BoehmerG
26J. NgandoM
15B. UtvikD
12B. HalbouniD
52N. Fleuriau
27G. BovalinaD
CF MontrealCF Montreal3-4-3
J. Sirois40J. SiroisG
B. Craig5B. CraigD
J. Waterman16J. WatermanD
L. Petrasso13L. PetrassoD
Y. Guboglo39Y. GubogloM
N. Saliba19N. SalibaM
F. Herbers21F. HerbersM
T. Pearce3T. PearceM
K. Opoku7K. OpokuF
P. Owusu9P. OwusuF
B. Duke10B. DukeF

Substitutes

1S. BrezaG
14S. IbrahimF
23C. ClarkM
11J. Marshall-RuttyD
28J. VilsaintF
4F. AlvarezD
8D. YankovM
27D. BugajD
22V. LoturiM

Match Events

90'+4Y

J. Ngando

Statistics

Vancouver Whitecaps
52%48%
CF Montreal
1.58Expected Goals (xG)1.43
14Total Shots10
7Shots on Target2
8Corners7
10Fouls16
0Offsides1
85Pass Accuracy (%)83
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Vancouver Whitecaps host CF Montreal on Sunday, 9 March 2025. The kick-off time is 02:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Vancouver Whitecaps go into the match 2nd in the table; CF Montreal sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Vancouver Whitecaps have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. CF Montreal have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 6 Jul 2024: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 CF Montreal; 2 Apr 2023: Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 CF Montreal; 16 Apr 2022: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-2 CF Montreal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Vancouver Whitecaps beat CF Montreal 2-0. Vancouver Whitecaps scored through M. Laborda 32', T. Johnson 49'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 49 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Vancouver Whitecaps held 52% of the ball against 48% for CF Montreal. Shots on target finished 7-2. Expected goals read 1.58 for Vancouver Whitecaps, 1.43 for CF Montreal.

Verdict

The win nudges Vancouver Whitecaps forward and leaves CF Montreal with work to do. Vancouver Whitecaps sat 2nd and CF Montreal 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.