Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Seattle Sounders FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 10 Oct 2021 · 01:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Bruno Gaspar
Yeimar Gomez 42' Y
Nicolas Benezet 43' Y
Y 72' Ryan Gauld

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–1 W
04 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
30 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
26 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
19 Sep Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
11 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L
03 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W
30 Sep Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
26 Sep FC Dallas H 1–0 W
20 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
11 Sep Portland Timbers H 0–1 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shane O'Neill on 5.
  • 6' Shane O'Neill with the second goal in the match!
  • 11' Canada international Russell Teibert has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 14' A goal from the France international Nicolas Benezet! He fires home on 14 to make it 3-0!
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 29' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Bruno Gaspar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' Poor challenge from Yeimar Gomez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Benezet.
  • 46' GOAL! Deiber Caicedo fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' The USA Will Bruin breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 4-1!
  • 56' Against the run of play, Will Bruin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 61' Fredy Montero needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 66' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Danny Leyva comes on to replace Nicolas Benezet.
  • 72' Ryan Gauld has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 78' Tosaint Ricketts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Dajome on 78 minute.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Abdoulaye Cissoko by Leo Chu on 85 minute.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC54% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC22%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
46%
Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC36% Draw43% Vancouver Whitecaps FC21%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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