Major League Soccer · Matchweek 8 · Apr 18

Vancouver Whitecaps - Sporting Kansas City

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 in Major League Soccer (Matchweek 8).

🏟 BC Place 👤 Referee: Elijio Arreguin, USA
HEAD TO HEAD14 meetings · 2020–2026
Vancouver Whitecaps 8
Mar 1who was on topAug 30
Sporting Kansas City 4
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 draw 4 Sporting Kansas City
Vancouver Whitecaps won the last 5
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.5goals / match
1916total goals
6/3clean sheets
3-0Vancouver Whitecaps best win · Aug 30
3-0Sporting Kansas City best win · Jul 2
%79 Over 1.5 11/14
%64 Over 2.5 9/14
%14 Over 3.5 2/14
%43 BTTS 6/14
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Vancouver Whitecaps at home6 matches
4W 1D 1L 10:6
Sporting Kansas City at home8 matches
3W 1D 4L 10:9
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Vancouver Whitecaps2W 2D 1L Sporting Kansas City0W 1D 4L
1.60 0.20 Points per game
10 2 Goals scored
7 11 Goals conceded
1.64 1.35 xG average
1.22 1.65 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%80 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
5.0 6.0 Corners
3.4 1.4 Cards
Vancouver Whitecaps5W 3D 2L Sporting Kansas City1W 1D 8L
1.80 0.40 Points per game
23 10 Goals scored
15 25 Goals conceded
1.92 1.57 xG average
1.07 1.62 xGA average
%10 %10 Clean sheets
%90 %60 BTTS
%90 %70 Over 2.5
5.1 6.0 Corners
2.3 1.2 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Vancouver Whitecapsin the table46pts
23matches 14-4-5W-D-L 52:21goals +31diff
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15Sporting Kansas Cityin the table15pts
23matches 4-3-16W-D-L 23:58goals -35diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 30 Sporting Kansas City 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer
Sep 21 Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer
Jul 27 Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
Jul 18 Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
May 30 Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer
Jul 2 Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer
Jun 4 Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
May 29 Sporting Kansas City 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer
xG difference & finishing
Vancouver Whitecaps3 gol · 2.56 xG +0.44
Sporting Kansas City0 gol · 0.45 xG -0.45
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
PLAYER RATINGS★ Thomas Müller 9.30
Starting XI
13 Thomas Müller M · 90' · K 9.30
Goals1On target2/3Key pass3Tackles2Blocks1Duels won6/11Fouls won2Fouls1Passes51 · %41
11 Emmanuel Sabbi M · 81' 8.30
Goals1Assist1On target2/3Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won4/6Fouls won1Fouls2Passes18 · %14
14 Bruno Quiñonez M · 64' 8.00
Goals1On target1/4Dribbles1/2Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls won2Passes16 · %12
33 Tristan Blackmon D · 90' 7.90
Key pass2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes64 · %60
28 Tate Johnson D · 90' 7.50
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/9Fouls won3Fouls2Passes56 · %53
18 Édier Ocampo D · 82' 7.30
Key pass2Dribbles1/4Tackles3Duels won6/12Fouls won1Fouls2Passes29 · %27
2 Mathías Laborda D · 90' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes58 · %49
20 Andres Cubas M · 90' 7.00
Key pass2Tackles4Interceptions4Duels won7/12Fouls won2Fouls2Passes41 · %34
16 Sebastian Berhalter M · 74' 7.00
Key pass2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls3Passes43 · %39
1 Yohei Takaoka G · 90' 6.90
Passes29 · %25
24 Brian White F · 74' 6.20
Key pass3Duels won2/7Offside1Passes8 · %5
Substitutes
17 Kenji Cabrera F · 26' 7.20
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes13 · %10
8 Oliver Larraz M · 16' 6.90
Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won4/6Fouls won1Offside1Passes10 · %10
41 Nikola Djordjevic D · 8' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes5 · %4
7 Cheick Tidiane Sabaly F · 9' 6.60
Key pass1Passes8 · %7
19 Rayan Elloumi F · 16' 6.50
On target1/1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes3
Unused: Jeevan BadwalMihail GherasimencovIsaac BoehmerAziel Jackson
Starting XI
7 Capita F · 87' 7.30
Dribbles3/5Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won9/15Fouls won3Fouls2Passes19 · %15
6 Manu García M · 90' 6.90
Dribbles2/6Tackles1Duels won9/18Fouls won6Passes52 · %45
23 Ethan Bartlow D · 90' 6.70
Blocks2Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes57 · %54
16 Jacob Bartlett M · 90' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes57 · %51
57 Diego Borges D · 70' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Blocks2Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes38 · %30
9 Dejan Joveljić F · 90' · K 6.20
Dribbles1/3Blocks1Duels won1/7Fouls2Passes23 · %17
20 Kwaku Agyabeng D · 90' 6.20
Dribbles2/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/10Fouls won1Fouls1Passes42 · %37
11 Calvin Harris F · 71' 6.20
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won3/10Fouls won2Fouls3Passes16 · %16
1 John Pulskamp G · 90' 5.90
Saves4Passes30 · %22
13 Justin Reynolds D · 51' 5.70
Interceptions1Blocks1Passes21 · %15
14 Macielo Tschantret M · 51' 5.70
Fouls2Passes19 · %18
Substitutes
4 Lasse Berg Johnsen M · 39' 7.20
Tackles2Duels won3/3Passes36 · %34
2 Ian James D · 39' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won3/7Fouls2Passes20 · %17
15 Jansen Miller D · 20' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Interceptions3Duels won2/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes15 · %13
17 Stephen Afrifa F · 19' 6.90
Dribbles2/2Duels won3/3Passes12 · %11
93 Magomed Shapi Suleymanov F · 9' 6.30
Interceptions1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes4 · %3
Unused: Taylor CalheiraJack KortkampJayden ReidJacob Davis
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%71) ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps %71 Draw %14 Sporting Kansas City %15
2.27Vancouver Whitecaps xPuan
0.59Sporting Kansas City xPuan
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