Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 17 Aug 2026 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field 30,026 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 77' Rayan Elloumi

0–2 82' Thomas Muller

Jackson Ragen 57' Y

Nouhou Tolo 76' Y

Paul Rothrock 86' Y

Overview

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 29 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal

18 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-06-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-05-19 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
02 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
25 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
23 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
17 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	1–5	L
25 May	Los Angeles FC	A	0–1	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
01 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D
22 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	3–4	L
24 May	San Diego FC	A	4–2	W
17 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#22	Position	#16
41	Points	52
29	Played	29
11 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	15 / 7 / 7
38	Scored	61
36	Conceded	30
+2	GD	+31
1.41	PPG	1.79
38%	Win %	52%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 22nd (41 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/6

46-60

6/4

61-75

2/4

76+

13/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

8/4

16-30

10/4

31-45

7/8

46-60

4/7

61-75

7/1

76+

11/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	12 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	17 G
Thomas Muller	9 G	5 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
5' Andres Cubas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Emmanuel Sabbi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeevan Badwal made 286 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
18' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Rayan Elloumi comes on to replace Jeevan Badwal.
23' Tristan Blackmon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
28' Rayan Elloumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Sebastian Gomez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Ferreira at the 36 minute mark.
41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
51' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Peter Kingston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Jackson Ragen gets a card.
58' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Snyder Brunell is replaced by Antino Lopez.
63' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
66' Tristan Blackmon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue on 66 minute.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Danny Musovski exits the field as Osaze De Rosario enters on 73.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nouhou Tolo.
77' The deadlock is broken! Rayan Elloumi gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thomas Muller makes it 0-2.
85' Alex Roldan makes way for Charles Gaffney at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
86' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Nikola Djordjevic comes on to replace Emmanuel Sabbi.
86' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
9
Jesus Ferreira ↓ Sebastian Gomez 36'
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan ↓ Charles Gaffney 85'
26
Andrew Thomas
19
Danny Musovski ↓ Osaze De Rosario 73'
25
Jackson Ragen
14
Paul Rothrock
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↓ Kee-hee Kim 73'
37
Snyder Brunell ↓ Antino Lopez 58'
45
Peter Kingston

Bench

24
Stefan Frei
4
Ryan Sailor
39
Stuart Hawkins
35
Antino Lopez ↑ 58'
95
Osaze De Rosario ↑ 73'
20
Kee-hee Kim ↑ 73'
90
Sebastian Gomez ↑ 36'
84
Charles Gaffney ↑ 85'
32
Xavi Gnaulati

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Thomas Muller
24
Brian White
1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
6
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Tristan Blackmon 66'
8
Oliver Larraz
2
Mathias Laborda
18
Edier Ocampo
7
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Ryan Gauld 58'
11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Nikola Djordjevic 86'
59
Jeevan Badwal ↓ Rayan Elloumi 18'
28
Tate Johnson

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	9
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Ryan Gauld	4
Will Bruin	3
Leo Chu	3
Brian White	3
Cristian Dajome	2
Pedro Vite	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-08-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2026-08-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2026-07-26 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-07-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-05-24 San Diego FC 2–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-05-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.97 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.87 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC22% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC52%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

78%

Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC15% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC41%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

0 – 1

10.2%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.7%

0 – 3

6.1%

1 – 3

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 3

0 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	23%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	18%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.