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

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Seattle Sounders FC

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 02:00 UTC CenturyLink Field HT 45+2' · FT 45+1'

Y 26' Janio Bikel

Joao Paulo 49' Y

Y 52' Lucas Cavallini

Yeimar Gomez 65' Y

R 68' Janio Bikel

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Farhad Dadkho

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

2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
28 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–1	W
24 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	7–1	W
07 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–2	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L
28 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
24 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	0–6	L
20 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–4	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at CenturyLink Field!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
26' A moment of madness from Janio Bikel on 26 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
31' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' Michael Baldisimo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
46' Joao Paulo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 46 minutes.
49' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Paulo is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — Yellow card on 49.
52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lucas Cavallini.
53' Goal! Erik Godoy scores his 4 goal in 118 matches.
58' Raul Ruidiaz does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
59' A stunning finish from Raul Ruidiaz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andy Rose made 294 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' Goal! Fredy Montero scores his 36 goal in 505 matches.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yeimar Gomez on 65.
65' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Michael Baldisimo on, Andy Rose off on 65 minutes.
68' That is a Red card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Janio Bikel will be fuming at that decision.
73' Brad Smith is replacing Nouhou Tolo for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
75' Theo Bair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fredy Montero on 75 minute.
76' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Bruin is hanging Raul Ruidiaz on the field on 76 minute.
81' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
86' 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.
89' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Joao Paulo is replaced by Joshua Atencio.
Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Stefan Cleveland
2
Brad Smith ↑ 73'
17
Will Bruin ↑ 76'
8
Jordy Delem ↑ 73'
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 76'
11
Miguel Ibarra
27
Shane O'Neill
84
Joshua Atencio ↑ 89'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
David Milinkovic ↓ Ryan Raposo 65'
53
Ali Adnan
12
Fredy Montero C ↓ Theo Bair 75'
15
Andy Rose ↓ Michael Baldisimo 65'
1
Bryan Meredith
28
Jake Nerwinski
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel
13
Derek Cornelius
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Patrick Metcalfe 75'
9
Lucas Cavallini ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 89'

Bench

87
Tosaint Ricketts ↑ 89'
30
Evan Bush
55
Michael Baldisimo ↑ 65'
14
Theo Bair ↑ 75'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
32
Patrick Metcalfe ↑ 75'
27
Ryan Raposo ↑ 65'
62
Damiano Pecile
60
Isaac Boehmer

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	9
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Ryan Gauld	4
Leo Chu	3
Brian White	3
Will Bruin	3
Shane O'Neill	2
Jordan Morris	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-09-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-24 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-09-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.88 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC22%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

45%

Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw43% Vancouver Whitecaps FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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