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Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sun 19 May 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FCMLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori
  • Referee

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
16 May Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L
11 May Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
04 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
27 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D
20 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–1 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Kansas City to score. At the same time, Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 8' Felipe Martins catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Krisztian Nemeth makes it 1-0.
  • 42' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. PC is replaced by Derek Cornelius on 46 minute.
  • 51' Krisztian Nemeth picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FCHwang Inbeom on, Felipe Martins off on 53 minutes.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Hwang Inbeom. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' It’s high time Marc Dos Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Kelyn Rowe argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 276 games and scored 424 goals.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FCJoaquin Ardaiz on, Jake Nerwinski off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seth Sinovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Johnny Russell is replaced by Yohan Croizet on 82 minute.
  • 87' A moment of madness from Tim Melia on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Venuto on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Gedion Zelalem gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Kelyn Rowe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.49 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.55 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City28% Draw22% Vancouver Whitecaps FC50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
50%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
72%
Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City19% Draw36% Vancouver Whitecaps FC45%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
6.9%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 4
4.4%
0 – 1
4.2%
2 – 4
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% 90%
-1 10% 11% 79%
-0.5 21% 79%
+0.5 41% 59%
+1 41% 20% 39%
+1.5 61% 39%
+2 61% 17% 22%
+2.5 78% 22%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23%

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