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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 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

6
3
9
Sporting Kansas City 18 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
26 Points 64
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 19 / 7 / 8
40 Scored 74
81 Conceded 34
-41 GD +40
0.76 PPG 1.88
21% Win % 56%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ 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)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 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' The game is set. Vancouver Whitecaps FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jimmy Medranda, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Graham Zusi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Matt Besler suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Russell Teibert has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 6-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Johnny Russell 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Emmanuel Sabbi 2
Gerso Fernandes 2
Russell Teibert 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
2.71 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City58% Draw20% Vancouver Whitecaps FC22%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
77%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
42%
Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City43% Draw34% Vancouver Whitecaps FC23%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 1
6.1%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 16% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 19% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 12% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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