By most measures the Vancouver Whitecaps had one of the the worst defences in a very weird 2020 MLS season. They were last in the league expected goals against, 4th from bottom in actual goals against, and last in shots conceded. But in all of their post season interviews Axel Schuster and Marc Dos Santos have both stressed the need for attacking solutions. Naturally this has lead to some concern that they aren’t strengthening their defence. So let’s look at that defence and examine just how big of a problem it is.
Vancouver being last in xG against is slightly misleading.