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

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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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 22 games · Avg 2.8 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
#23	Position	#16
46	Points	64
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	19 / 7 / 8
44	Scored	74
46	Conceded	34
-2	GD	+40
1.35	PPG	1.88
35%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at CenturyLink Field as Seattle Sounders FC face off against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Bryan Meredith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Lucas Cavallini, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Joao Paulo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 34 cards already picked up this season.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Janio Bikel.
31' Cristian Dajome has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 296 appearances.
36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
41' David Milinkovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' GOAL! Joao Paulo scores on 46.
49' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
52' A moment of madness from Lucas Cavallini on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
53' Erik Godoy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' Raul Ruidiaz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
59' The deadlock is broken! Raul Ruidiaz gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
64' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andy Rose is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
65' GOAL! Fredy Montero scores on 65.
65' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Yeimar Gomez gets a Yellow card.
65' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Andy Rose is replaced by Michael Baldisimo on 65 minute.
68' Janio Bikel was booked on 68.
73' Brad Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nouhou Tolo on 73 minute.
75' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Theo Bair on, Fredy Montero off on 75 minutes.
76' Will Bruin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raul Ruidiaz at the 76 minute mark.
81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
86' Ali Adnan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
89' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Joao Paulo by Joshua Atencio on 89 minute.
It finishes all square. Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 3-1.

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
Brian White	5
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Ryan Gauld	5
Leo Chu	3
Jordan Morris	3
Will Bruin	3
Shane O'Neill	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

1.92 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 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC22%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

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 FC38% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+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.