Saturday’s MLS schedule sees Columbus Crew facing off with Vancouver Whitecaps.
Our Columbus Crew v Vancouver Whitecaps tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Columbus Crew
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Columbus Crew will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 5-1 MLS loss in their previous game against Inter Miami.
In that match, Columbus Crew managed 49% possession and 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Columbus Crew was Cesar Ruvalcaba (58'). For their opponents, Inter Miami had 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Tadeo Allende (13'), Lionel Messi (15', 24'), Luis Suárez (64') and Fafà Picault (89') scored for Inter Miami.
Fixtures involving Columbus Crew have tended to be engaging ones recently with plenty of scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 23 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 9 of them accredited to Columbus Crew. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
Vancouver Whitecaps
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Vancouver Whitecaps go into this meeting following a 3-0 MLS win to beat Seattle Sounders FC in their last outing.
In that match, Vancouver Whitecaps had 46% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Vancouver Whitecaps, goals were scored by Jeevan Badwal (40'), Daniel Ríos (70') and Damir Kreilach (88'). Seattle Sounders had 7 shots on goal with 0 on target.
Jesper Sørensen's Vancouver Whitecaps have managed to stick the ball in the net 8 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during that period adds up to 9.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head clashes going back to 09/04/2015 shows that Columbus Crew have won 1 of these & Vancouver Whitecaps 2, with the tally of drawn results being 3.
A combined total of 21 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 11 of them from The Crew and 10 created by Caps. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.5.
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was MLS match day 1 on 26/02/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Columbus Crew 4-0 Vancouver Whitecaps.
That day, Columbus Crew managed 56% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Goals were scored by Miguel Berry (8'), Derrick Etienne (25'), Luis Díaz (84') and Lucas Zelarayán (87').
Vancouver Whitecaps got 7 attempts at goal with 0 on target.
The match was refereed by Nima Saghafi.
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Team News: Columbus Crew
Patrick Schulte (Injury to abdominal muscles), Sean Zawadzki (Knee problems) and Rudy Camacho (Hamstring injury) won’t be available for Columbus Crew gaffer Wilfried Nancy.
It looks as if The Crew may well line up in a 4-4-2 formation with Nicholas Hagen, Mohamed Farsi, Steven Moreira, Yevgen Cheberko, Malte Amundsen, Max Arfsten, Dylan Chambost, Darlington Nagbe, Dániel Gazdag, Diego Rossi and Ibrahim Aliyu.
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Team News: Vancouver Whitecaps
In an otherwise available group, there is only a single fitness problem for the Vancouver Whitecaps manager Jesper Sørensen to be concerned with. Ryan Gauld (Knee injury) won’t be in action.
It’s our belief that Caps seem most likely to utilise a 4-3-3 formation using Yohei Takaoka, Mathías Laborda, Giuseppe Bovalina, Sam Adekugbe, Tate Johnson, Sebastian Berhalter, Andres Cubas, Jean-Claude Ngando, Ali Ahmed, Daniel Rios and Jayden Nelson.
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Prediction
In this game, Columbus Crew can get the win and a possible clean sheet when they come up against Vancouver Whitecaps, who might well find it a difficult task to get a goal of their own.
We’re therefore anticipating a controlled 2-0 winning margin for Columbus Crew at the end of the match.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds on the 90 minute result market, backing Columbus Crew is best priced at 1.8, backing a draw is 4 & taking a punt on the winning team to be Vancouver Whitecaps will get you 4. They are the best of the prices available at the moment.
Renata Leite,
07:00 11/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Columbus Crew
Formed: 1994
Stadium: Lower.com Field (20,371)
Captain: Darlington Nagbe
Chairman: Issa Tall
Manager: Wilfried Nancy
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference)