Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK ROUND OF 16

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Sporting Kansas City

0 – 0

3 – 1 pen

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Mon 27 Jul 2020 · 03:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Gadi Kinda 9' Y

Y 47' Leonard Owusu

Y 59' Cristian Gutierrez

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Eduardo Mariscal
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee Victor Rivas
Referee Ian McKay

11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-07-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	W
18 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W
01 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–0	D
23 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–0	W
20 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
16 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–4	L
08 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	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 wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
9' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 9.
14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' It’s high time Marc Dos Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
47' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Leonard Owusu will be fuming at that decision.
52' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
59' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
64' Hwang Inbeom, a Korea Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Johnny Russell trudges off to be replaced by Gerso Fernandes on 67 minutes.
72' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Hwang Inbeom trudges off to be replaced by Yordy Reyna on 72 minutes.
77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 80 minute. Khiry Shelton leaves to be changed by Daniel Salloi.
85' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Pulido	6
Ryan Gauld	4
Johnny Russell	4
Daniel Salloi	3
Johnny Russell	3
Gerso Fernandes	2
Russell Teibert	2
Yohan Croizet	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-07-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-07-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.25 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.92 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 77% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City35% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

58%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

65%

Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City20% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.7%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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