Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
6 – 0
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sat 21 Apr 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Kevin Stott

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

6
3
8
Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 6–0 W
15 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 2–2 D
09 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
01 Apr D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
25 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 2–2 D
18 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 0–6 L
14 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
08 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
31 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
17 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#30 Position #16
14 Points 34
18 Played 17
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
18 Scored 38
46 Conceded 17
-28 GD +21
0.78 PPG 2.00
22% Win % 59%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ 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)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 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' The ball is rolling at . Sporting Kansas City are looking to make home advantage count against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' The 33-year-old Bernie Ibini-Isei has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Pulido 6
Ryan Gauld 4
Johnny Russell 4
Daniel Salloi 3
Johnny Russell 3
Russell Teibert 2
Yohan Croizet 2
Emmanuel Sabbi 2

Head to Head

2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-04-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-03-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-03-17 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.65 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City55% Draw20% Vancouver Whitecaps FC25%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
74%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
45%
Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City40% Draw34% Vancouver Whitecaps FC26%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.3%
4 – 1
3.8%
4 – 2
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 18% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✗
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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