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

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

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

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Morris made 305 appearances and scored 65 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Javain Brown has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Alex Roldan gets a card.
39' Nicolas Lodeiro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Junior Hoilett trudges off to be replaced by Alessandro Schopf on 60 minutes.
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' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Mathias Laborda exits the field as Javain Brown enters on 70.
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' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Leo Chu by Heber on 72 minute.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Yeimar Gomez is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — card on 73.
78' Leo Chu, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
83' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
84' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Vite departs to be replaced by Ali Ahmed.
87' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Jordan Morris is withdrawn and Reed Baker-Whiting gets his opportunity.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Richie Laryea.
The points are shared — Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Honours even.

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

1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 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

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

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 FC24% Draw48% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	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

30% ✗

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