Vancouver Whitecaps vs DC United — MLS result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 27 September 2026
Metis pre-match forecast
Market-anchored distributionFrozen as published · 18.2 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.
Vancouver Whitecaps
77%
top pick
Draw
14%
result
DC United
9%
Final score
3–3
Top pick missed
Metis gave the draw 13.8% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a Vancouver Whitecaps win. Expected goals 2.74–0.85 against 3–3 actual.
Forecast against the result
How this forecast scored
Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.
Most likely scores before kick-off: 2–0 (10.6%), 3–0 (9.6%), 2–1 (9.1%). It finished 3–3.
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Vancouver Whitecaps
| 22 Feb | H | vs Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | W |
| 1 Mar | H | vs Toronto FC | 3–0 | W |
| 8 Mar | A | vs Portland Timbers | 4–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | H | vs Minnesota United | 6–0 | W |
| 22 Mar | H | vs San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | L |
DC United
| 22 Feb | H | vs Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | W |
| 1 Mar | A | vs Austin FC | 0–1 | L |
| 7 Mar | H | vs Inter Miami | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Mar | A | vs Chicago Fire | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Mar | A | vs Atlanta Utd | 0–0 | D |
Head to head
No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.
Model context
| Stat | Vancouver Whitecaps (Home · 17 matches) | DC United (Away · 17 matches) |
|---|---|---|
| BTTS rate | 47.1% | 58.8% |
| Over 2.5 rate | 70.6% | 58.8% |
| Clean sheet | 41.2% | 17.6% |
| Avg goals | 3.53 | 3.00 |
Home stats use Vancouver Whitecaps's home record; away stats use DC United's away record this season. These are completed-match rates over the samples shown above, not model probabilities — early in a season a handful of matches produces 0% and 100% readings.