Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Seattle Sounders FC

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Roldan 34' Y

Leo Chu 56' Y

Y 63' Mathias Laborda

Y 66' Alessandro Schopf

Yeimar Gomez 73' Y

Y 90' Richie Laryea

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

2023-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-06-15 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
05 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Nashville SC	A	0–0	D
21 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
03 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
05 Oct	St. Louis City	H	3–0	W
01 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D
28 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–2	D
24 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
21 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC is underway.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 279 games and scored 428 goals.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Alex Roldan gets a card.
39' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
44' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
49' Yeimar Gomez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 46 Yellow cards this season.
54' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Leo Chu is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — card on 56.
60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Schopf is hanging Junior Hoilett on the field on 60 minute.
63' The referee calls foul for Mathias Laborda. He receives a card.
66' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schopf will be fuming at that decision.
70' The supporters are chanting for Javain Brown. He replaces Mathias Laborda on 70 minute.
71' Ryan Raposo is replacing Sam Adekugbe for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
72' Heber is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leo Chu at the 72 minute mark.
73' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a card in front of him.
78' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
84' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Pedro Vite has done his job and it is now time for Ali Ahmed to step up.
87' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Jordan Morris has done his job and it is now time for Reed Baker-Whiting to step up.
90' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Richie Laryea will be fuming at that decision.
It finishes all square. Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Joao Paulo
10
Nicolas Lodeiro ↓ Albert Rusnak 72'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris ↓ Reed Baker-Whiting 87'
28
Yeimar Gomez
84
Joshua Atencio
23
Leo Chu ↓ Heber 72'
25
Jackson Ragen

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

11
Junior Hoilett ↓ Alessandro Schopf 60'
24
Brian White
18
Yohei Takaoka
7
Richie Laryea
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
16
Sebastian Berhalter
4
Ranko Veselinovic
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Ali Ahmed 84'
3
Sam Adekugbe ↓ Ryan Raposo 71'
2
Mathias Laborda ↓ Javain Brown 70'

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

2023-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-10-01 Nashville SC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-09-17 FC Dallas 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 St. Louis City W 2023-10-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-09-21 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw28% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

63%

Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC23% Draw48% Vancouver Whitecaps FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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