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

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Seattle Sounders FC

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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

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

Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 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	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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
#21	Position	#16
24	Points	32
13	Played	14
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 2
17	Scored	34
11	Conceded	12
+6	GD	+22
1.85	PPG	2.29
54%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will turn into a battlefield for Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' 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.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Raul Ruidiaz made 18 appearances and scored 92 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
16' Seattle Sounders FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nicolas Lodeiro on 16.
16' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
21' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
26' 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.
30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yordy Reyna.
34' Jordan Morris has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
39' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kelvin Leerdam.
45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 424 goals from 276 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' Brilliant from the ! Raul Ruidiaz makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 51.
55' David Milinkovic makes way for Theo Bair at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
58' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Hasal is hanging Maxime Crepeau on the field on 58 minute.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' Alex Roldan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kelvin Leerdam on 67 minute.
68' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Jordy Delem on, Xavier Arreaga off on 68 minutes.
73' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Jasser Khemiri departs to be replaced by Cristian Gutierrez.
78' Theo Bair is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
79' Shandon Hopeau gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Handwalla Bwana and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The 29-year-old Leonard Owusu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
89' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' The supporters are chanting for Joshua Atencio. He replaces Gustav Svensson on 90 minute.
Full Time. Seattle Sounders FC beats Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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
Will Bruin	3
Leo Chu	3
Brian White	3
Cristian Dajome	2
Pedro Vite	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

2 / 4

1.34 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC50% Draw28% Vancouver Whitecaps FC22%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

50%

Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw51% Vancouver Whitecaps FC18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 0

12.3%

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	23%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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