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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 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

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
11 Points 32
14 Played 14
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 2
14 Scored 34
36 Conceded 12
-22 GD +22
0.79 PPG 2.29
21% Win % 71%

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
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Kansas City launch into their encounter with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' The 36-year-old Brek Shea has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Emmanuel Sabbi scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' 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 Ilie Sanchez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 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
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
2.59 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City52% Draw20% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.69
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 49%
51%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
72%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
48%
Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City38% Draw34% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 18% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 14% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13% ✗
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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