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Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sat 21 Jul 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

10
6
5
Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–0 W
15 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
07 Jul New England Revolution A 0–0 D
05 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
30 Jun Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
24 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
15 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
08 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–2 W
01 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
23 Jun Philadelphia Union A 0–4 L
09 Jun Orlando City SC H 5–2 W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#24 Position #16
35 Points 50
26 Played 26
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
33 Scored 59
34 Conceded 26
-1 GD +33
1.35 PPG 1.92
35% Win % 58%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 439 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Kim Keehee is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Stefan Frei has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 60' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Nicolas Lodeiro 5
Ryan Gauld 4
Brian White 3
Will Bruin 3
Leo Chu 3
Jordan Morris 2
Fredy Montero 2

Head to Head

2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-07-07 New England Revolution 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-06-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-06-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–2 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC50% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC24%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
50%
Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw46% Vancouver Whitecaps FC20%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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