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

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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 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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Vancouver Whitecaps FC for this crunch clash at Lumen Field.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
15' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' The referee calls foul for Alex Roldan. He receives a card.
39' Sam Adekugbe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' Ali Ahmed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
49' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
54' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Leo Chu gets a card.
60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Junior Hoilett has done his job and it is now time for Alessandro Schopf to step up.
63' Mathias Laborda is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
66' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schopf will be fuming at that decision.
70' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Mathias Laborda departs to be replaced by Javain Brown.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Sam Adekugbe has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Raposo to step up.
72' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Leo Chu trudges off to be replaced by Heber on 72 minutes.
73' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Yeimar Gomez gets a card.
78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
83' Alex Roldan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
84' Ali Ahmed gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Pedro Vite and will look to change the dynamic.
87' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Jordan Morris exits the field as Reed Baker-Whiting enters on 87.
90' Richie Laryea has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Leo Chu	3
Brian White	3
Will Bruin	3
Shane O'Neill	2
Jordan Morris	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

3 / 4

1.15 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC40% Draw30% Vancouver Whitecaps FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

60%

Seattle Sounders FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC25% Draw52% Vancouver Whitecaps FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.9%

0 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

2.6%

3 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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