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Jesper Sorensen

Vancouver Whitecaps ·

Insights Record Discipline Tactics Attacking Defending Matches

Insights

Sorensen's preferred 4‑2‑3‑1 has a 33% win rate this season across 21 matches. The alternative 4‑4‑2 has been used 9 times.

At home: 6-6-5 scoring 1.6 per match. Away: 4-3-10 with 1.0 per match.

Makes his first substitution at the 51th minute on average. 100% win rate when scoring first. 0 points dropped from winning positions.

Record

Points

Goals scored

Goals conceded

Goal difference

-7

Clean sheets

16th of MLS

Avg team rating

6.8

Biggest results

Biggest win

4 – 1

vsPortland Timbers· 10/23/2016

Worst defeat

4 – 0

vsDC United· 04/09/2016

Points from position

From winning positions

6 / 6

From losing positions

32 / 87

Discipline

Yellow cards / match

21st of MLS

1.7

Red cards

30th of MLS

Fouls per match

21st of MLS

10.4

Minutes per booking

21st of MLS

46'

Tactics

Formations used

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

21 matches

W7 D3 L11

4 – 4 – 2

9 matches

W3 D3 L3

4 – 4 – 1 – 1

3 matches

W0 D2 L1

4 – 3 – 3

1 match

W0 D1 L0

Style

Avg possession

17th of MLS

47%

50%

Pass accuracy

14th of MLS

76%

77%

Shots per match

12th of MLS

12.6

12.9

Starting XI

Current unchanged streak

Unique starting XIs

Players used

Substitution patterns

Avg minute of first sub

51'

Avg subs per match

5.8

Goals after subs

Players used off bench

103

Home vs Away

Home

RecordW6 D6 L5

Goals / match1.6

Conceded1.3

Possession50%

Away

RecordW4 D3 L10

Goals / match1.0

Conceded1.8

Possession43%

First goal impact

Win rate scoring first

100%

Win rate conceding first

29%

Scored first in

2 of 34

Vs league position

Record vs top half

W3 D5 L10

Record vs bottom half

W7 D4 L5

Attacking

Goals per match

18th of MLS

1.3

Shots on target / match

4th of MLS

4.9

Conversion rate

10th of MLS

10%

Corners per match

13th of MLS

4.7

Penalties won

Goals by period

0–15'

16–30'

31–45'

46–60'

61–75'

76–90'

Defending

Goals conceded / match

20th of MLS

1.5

Mins per goal conceded

20th of MLS

59'

Tackles per match

21st of MLS

0.0

Interceptions / match

21st of MLS

0.0

Penalties conceded

Matches

W34Sun, Oct 23 · 20:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps4

Portland Timbers1

W33Sun, Oct 16 · 21:00 · AwayFT ›

San Jose Earthquakes0

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 3 – 3

W32Mon, Oct 3 · 00:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps1

Seattle Sounders2

W30Sat, Sep 24 · 23:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 4 – 2

Vancouver Whitecaps3

Colorado Rapids3

W29Sat, Sep 17 · 20:00 · AwayFT ›

Seattle Sounders1

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 4 – 2

W28Sat, Sep 10 · 23:00 · AwayFT ›

Columbus Crew1

Vancouver Whitecaps3

4 – 4 – 2

W27Sat, Sep 3 · 23:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps0

New York Red Bulls1

W27Sun, Aug 28 · 02:30 · AwayFT ›

Los Angeles Galaxy0

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 4 – 2

W25Sun, Aug 21 · 02:00 · AwayFT ›

Sporting Kansas City2

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W23Sat, Aug 13 · 03:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps1

San Jose Earthquakes2

W23Sun, Aug 7 · 01:00 · AwayFT ›

Colorado Rapids2

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W22Sun, Jul 31 · 22:00 · AwayFT ›

FC Dallas2

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W21Sun, Jul 24 · 01:30 · AwayFT ›

Houston Dynamo0

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W20Sun, Jul 17 · 02:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps2

Orlando City SC2

W19Thu, Jul 14 · 02:30 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps2

Real Salt Lake0

W18Sun, Jul 10 · 02:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 4 – 1 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps2

Colorado Rapids2

W18Tue, Jul 5 · 02:30 · AwayFT ›

Los Angeles Galaxy2

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 4 – 1 – 1

W16Sat, Jun 25 · 23:00 · AwayFT ›

Philadelphia Union2

Vancouver Whitecaps3

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W15Sat, Jun 18 · 23:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps1

New England Revolution2

W13Sat, May 28 · 22:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 4 – 1 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps1

Houston Dynamo1

W13Sun, May 22 · 20:30 · AwayFT ›

Portland Timbers4

Vancouver Whitecaps2

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W11Sat, May 14 · 23:30 · AwayFT ›

Toronto FC3

Vancouver Whitecaps4

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W10Thu, May 12 · 02:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps2

Chicago Fire1

W9Sat, May 7 · 21:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps2

Portland Timbers1

W9Sat, Apr 30 · 20:00 · AwayFT ›

New York City FC3

Vancouver Whitecaps2

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W8Thu, Apr 28 · 02:30 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps1

Sporting Kansas City1

W8Sun, Apr 24 · 02:30 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps3

FC Dallas0

W7Sun, Apr 17 · 02:00 · AwayFT ›

Real Salt Lake1

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 4 – 2

W5Sat, Apr 9 · 21:30 · AwayFT ›

DC United4

Vancouver Whitecaps0

4 – 4 – 2

W4Sun, Apr 3 · 02:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 4 – 2

Vancouver Whitecaps0

Los Angeles Galaxy0

W4Sun, Mar 27 · 03:00 · HomeFT ›

4 – 4 – 2

Vancouver Whitecaps1

Houston Dynamo0

W3Sun, Mar 20 · 02:00 · AwayFT ›

Seattle Sounders1

Vancouver Whitecaps2

4 – 4 – 2

W2Sun, Mar 13 · 01:30 · AwayFT ›

Sporting Kansas City2

Vancouver Whitecaps1

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

W1Sun, Mar 6 · 22:30 · HomeFT ›

4 – 2 – 3 – 1

Vancouver Whitecaps2

CF Montreal3