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Match Centre: Cincinnati vs Vancouver Whitecaps

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Major League Soccer Regular Season Thu 23 Jul

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Bucha 9′Denkey 28′Evander 36′Bucha 56′

Full-time 4:3

Badwal 12′Gauld 24′Gauld 58′

Player of the match Evander 8.6

GolVolt ratingWatch it all 8.5/10 more watchable than 85% of MLS matches 2 changes of lead, title race. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 56' Bucha, 4:2
  1. 4 of 6

    Cincinnati turned that many shots on target into goals with only 38% of the ball.

  2. 1:2 → 4:3

    Cincinnati came from behind to win.

  3. 28% → 95%

    Cincinnati: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 96.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 4:2, from 50% to 77% (Cincinnati).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+7' · 4:3Cincinnati 95%draw 5%Vancouver Whitecaps 0%

Key stats

38% Possession 62%
10 Shots 19
6 On target 6
1 Corners 3
22 Dangerous attacks 53
3 Saves 2
All stats (16)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

2 changes of lead, title race.

  • Dramaweight 50% 2 changes of lead, comeback from 1:2.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 7.9 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Bucha scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.8 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Title race. Stakes: 9.1 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% 7 goals.An average number of chances. Quality of play: 6.4 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Watch it all

GolVolt rating 8.5more watchable than 85% of MLS matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

7 goals6 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 2' Tristan Blackmonyellow card
  2. 9' Goal: Pavel Buchaassist: Gidi1:0
  3. 12' Goal: Jeevan Badwalassist: Caicedo1:1
  4. 17' Mathías Labordayellow card
  5. 24' Goal: Ryan Gauldassist: Larraz1:2
  6. 28' Goal: Kévin Denkeyassist: Echenique2:2
  7. 36' Goal: Evanderassist: Valenzuela3:2
  8. 41' Pavel Buchayellow card
  9. 44' SubstitutionSabaly for Caicedo
  10. Half-time · 3:2
  11. 48' Édier Ocampoyellow card
  12. 56' Goal: Pavel Buchaassist: Evander4:2
  13. 58' Goal: Ryan Gauldassist: Badwal4:3
  14. 59' Andrés Cubasyellow card
  15. 62' SubstitutionNgando for Badwal
  16. 63' SubstitutionDjordjevic for Gauld
  17. 64' 3 substitutionsBarlow for DemRamírez for EcheniqueSmith for Robinson
  18. 78' Brian Whiteyellow card
  19. 84' 2 substitutionsElloumi for CubasVeselinović for Ocampo
  20. 89' 2 substitutionsHadebe for GidiJabbari for Denkey
  21. Full-time · 4:3

Match stats

Shooting

10 Shots 19
6 On target 6
1 Off target 7

Play

38% Possession 62%
1 Corners 3
394 Passes 612
84% Pass accuracy 90%
53 Attacks 84
22 Dangerous attacks 53

Defence

17 Tackles 17
8 Interceptions 6
3 Saves 2

Discipline

12 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

3-4-1-2 –4-2-3-1
Bench

Cincinnati

Vancouver Whitecaps

Match sheet

Stadium
TQL Stadium

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Cincinnati Evander 8.60
  2. 2. place · Cincinnati Pavel Bucha 8.48
  3. 3. place · Vancouver Whitecaps Ryan Gauld 7.94
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Absences

Cincinnati · 1 out

  • Kristian Fletcher Injured

    since 26 Jun 2025 · return date unknown · 44 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

Vancouver Whitecaps · 4 out

  • Belal Halbouni Injured

    return date unknown · Knee Injury

  • Emmanuel Sabbi Injured

    return date unknown · Groin Injury

  • Kenji Cabrera Injured

    return date unknown · Foot Injury

  • Ralph Priso Injured

    return date unknown · Unknown Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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