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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
21 Points 50
26 Played 26
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
31 Scored 59
63 Conceded 26
-32 GD +33
0.81 PPG 1.92
23% Win % 58%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' Aly Ghazal is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Efrain Juarez, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Syria international Emiliano Amor has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 55' 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 Kendall Waston suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Alphonso Davies has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 6-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Honours even.

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
Thomas Muller 2
Emmanuel Sabbi 2
Gerso Fernandes 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
1.92 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City56% Draw20% Vancouver Whitecaps FC24%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.63
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
76%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
44%
Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City42% Draw34% Vancouver Whitecaps FC24%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
4.1%
4 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 15% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 18% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✗
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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