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

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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

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

Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' KICK OFF: Vancouver Whitecaps FC gets underway.
5' Shane O'Neill has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
6' Shane O'Neill adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
11' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
14' Nicolas Benezet makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
19' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
34' The 40-year-old Stefan Frei has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' Bruno Gaspar was booked on 36.
41' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yeimar Gomez on 42 minutes.
43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Benezet.
46' Deiber Caicedo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
51' Ryan Gauld has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 297 appearances.
55' GOAL! Will Bruin fires home to make it 4-1!
56' The deadlock is broken! Will Bruin gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
61' Canada international Russell Teibert has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Benezet is replaced by Danny Leyva.
72' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
78' The crowd applauds Cristian Dajome as he leaves the pitch. Tosaint Ricketts steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
83' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
85' Leo Chu is replacing Abdoulaye Cissoko for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
90' Leonard Owusu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Bruno Gaspar
26
Florian Jungwirth
24
Brian White
31
Russell Teibert ↓ Michael Baldisimo 71'
25
Ryan Gauld
1
Thomas Hasal
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Marcus Godinho 71'
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 78'
32
Patrick Metcalfe ↓ Janio Bikel 71'
7
Deiber Caicedo
28
Jakob Nerwinski

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

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

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

2 / 4

1.75 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC58% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

42%

Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw46% Vancouver Whitecaps FC15%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

2.9%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	24%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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