Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

MLS · 2026
Seattle Sounders FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Mon 20 Jul 2020 · 02:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'
Y 16' Jasser Khemiri
Y 30' Yordy Reyna
Kelvin Leerdam 40' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee Ian McKay
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 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
2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
14 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
11 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 0–0 D
08 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
01 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
19 Oct FC Dallas H 4–3 W
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
16 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 3–4 L
08 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–0 W
01 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 1–3 L
06 Oct Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L
29 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 4–3 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' We are underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Cristian Dajome has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 16' Nicolas Lodeiro doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
  • 21' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristian Roldan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' Ali Adnan, a Iraq , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 34' GOAL! Jordan Morris scores on 34. Assisted by Nicolas Lodeiro
  • 39' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Kelvin Leerdam is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 283 games and scored 438 goals.
  • 50' Canada international Derek Cornelius has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' What composure from Raul Ruidiaz! The Peru international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 55' The crowd applauds David Milinkovic as he leaves the pitch. Theo Bair steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 58' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 58 minute. Maxime Crepeau leaves to be changed by Thomas Hasal.
  • 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
  • 67' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 67 minute. Kelvin Leerdam leaves to be changed by Alex Roldan.
  • 68' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Xavier Arreaga has done his job and it is now time for Jordy Delem to step up.
  • 73' Cristian Gutierrez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jasser Khemiri on 73 minute.
  • 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Handwalla Bwana is replaced by Shandon Hopeau.
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 89' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Xavier Arreaga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Gustav Svensson is withdrawn and Joshua Atencio gets his opportunity.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Nicolas Lodeiro 5
Ryan Gauld 4
Leo Chu 3
Brian White 3
Will Bruin 3
Shane O'Neill 2
Albert Rusnak 2

Head to Head

2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-10-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 FC Dallas W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-09-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.4 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC27%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
53%
Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC29% Draw47% Vancouver Whitecaps FC24%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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