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

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Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 0

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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.

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Jose Da Silva
Referee Ian McKay

13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 20 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
24	Points	34
17	Played	17
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 3
20	Scored	38
22	Conceded	17
-2	GD	+21
1.41	PPG	2.00
41%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Vancouver Whitecaps FC get us underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
15' 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.
16' Nicolas Lodeiro does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jasser Khemiri on 16.
21' Handwalla Bwana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
26' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Poor challenge from Yordy Reyna. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' What composure from Jordan Morris! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
39' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 428 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Kelvin Leerdam argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
50' Hwang Inbeom, a Korea Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
51' Raul Ruidiaz does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. David Milinkovic has done his job and it is now time for Theo Bair to step up.
58' The supporters are chanting for Thomas Hasal. He replaces Maxime Crepeau on 58 minute.
63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Kelvin Leerdam has done his job and it is now time for Alex Roldan to step up.
68' Jordy Delem gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Xavier Arreaga and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Cristian Gutierrez comes on to replace Jasser Khemiri.
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leonard Owusu, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
79' The crowd applauds Handwalla Bwana as he leaves the pitch. Shandon Hopeau steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
89' Jasser Khemiri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
90' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Joshua Atencio comes on to replace Gustav Svensson.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Stefan Cleveland
8
Jordy Delem ↑ 68'
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 67'
37
Shandon Hopeau ↑ 79'
11
Miguel Ibarra
1
Trey Muse
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 79'
84
Joshua Atencio ↑ 90'
99
Justin Dhillon
45
Ethan Dobbelaere

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
David Milinkovic ↓ Theo Bair 55'
53
Ali Adnan ↓ Derek Cornelius 73'
6
Hwang Inbeom
20
Jasser Khemiri ↓ Cristian Gutierrez 73'
28
Jake Nerwinski
31
Russell Teibert C
29
Yordy Reyna
16
Maxime Crepeau ↓ Thomas Hasal 58'
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Ryan Raposo 55'
11
Cristian Dajome
4
Ranko Veselinovic

Bench

55
Michael Baldisimo
54
Simon Colyn
13
Derek Cornelius ↑ 73'
14
Theo Bair ↑ 55'
51
Thomas Hasal ↑ 58'
3
Cristian Gutierrez ↑ 73'
32
Patrick Metcalfe
27
Ryan Raposo ↑ 55'
62
Damiano Pecile

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.37 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC46% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

54%

Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC28% Draw48% Vancouver Whitecaps FC24%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

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

26% ✓

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