New York City FC has won three of the five all-time meetings with Vancouver (D1 L1) including a 3-1 away win in the last meeting in 2019. Both teams have scored at least once in all five games, with four or more goals being scored in each of the last four meetings.
The Whitecaps opened their season with a 4-0 defeat at Columbus, equaling the second-largest margin of defeat in a season opening match in MLS history. This is the fifth time in the last eight years that the Whitecaps have opened the season with a loss (W2 D1).
New York City FC’s 1-0 loss at the Galaxy on Sunday made them the fourth defending champion in the last six years to lose their season opener. Only two defending champions, however, have started a season with two straight losses: Toronto FC in 2018 and D.C. United in 2000.
The Whitecaps failed to hit the target with any of their seven shots against Columbus on Saturday. It was the fourth time since the start of the 2020 season that Vancouver failed to register a shot on target in a regular season match, the most such occurrences in MLS in that time.
New York City FC has struggled to keep clean sheets away from home, as, including playoffs, it has allowed at least one goal in 14 straight away matches dating back to a scoreless draw at Chicago in August 2021. The 14 straight road games without a clean sheet ties the franchise record, set from May 2019 to August 2020.
