Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 16 May 2021 · 18:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Ilie Sanchez 9' Y

Khiry Shelton 10' Y

Ilie Sanchez 10' Y

Gadi Kinda 36' Y

Y 55' Derek Cornelius

Roger Espinoza 72' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
13 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 May	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
01 May	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
23 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
13 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
24 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
19 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#30	Position	#16
14	Points	34
18	Played	17
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 3
18	Scored	38
46	Conceded	17
-28	GD	+21
0.78	PPG	2.00
22%	Win %	59%

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

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Children's Mercy Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
9' A moment of madness from Ilie Sanchez on 9 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
10' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Khiry Shelton on 10 minutes.
15' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' 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 Kamron Habibullah suffering a number of foals already.
25' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
28' Sporting Kansas City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Salloi on 28.
31' GOAL! Alan Pulido scores on 31. Assisted by Gadi Kinda
32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alan Pulido makes it 3-0.
36' Gadi Kinda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
36' The crowd applauds Ryan Raposo as he leaves the pitch. Michael Baldisimo steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' The 40-year-old Tim Melia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
51' Jakob Nerwinski, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' The referee calls foul for Derek Cornelius. He receives a Yellow card.
58' What composure from Alan Pulido! The Mexico international strokes it home. 4-0.
60' The whistle greets Jakob Nerwinski as he departs to be replaced by Javain Brown.
61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kamron Habibullah is hanging Caio Alexandre on the field on 61 minute.
66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Dos Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
67' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Remi Walter is hanging Gadi Kinda on the field on 67 minute.
72' Roger Espinoza is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
74' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Jaylin Lindsey on, Graham Zusi off on 74 minutes.
75' The whistle greets Graham Zusi as he departs to be replaced by Jaylin Lindsey.
80' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Cristian Dajome is replaced by Thelonius Bair on 80 minute.
85' 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.
88' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Alan Pulido is withdrawn and Wilson Harris gets his opportunity.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

54
Remi Walter ↑ 67'
2
Jaylin Lindsey ↑ 75'
16
Graham Smith
96
Wilson Harris ↑ 88'
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 88'
13
Amadou Dia
1
John Pulskamp
48
Kaveh Rad
19
Grayson Barber

Coach Peter Vermes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Janio Bikel
16
Maxime Crepeau
13
Derek Cornelius
8
Caio Alexandre ↓ Kamron Habibullah 61'
3
Cristian Gutierrez
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Thelonius Bair 80'
9
Lucas Cavallini
4
Ranko Veselinovic ↓ Erik Godoy 80'
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Michael Baldisimo 36'
7
Deiber Caicedo
28
Jakob Nerwinski ↓ Javain Brown 61'

Bench

31
Russell Teibert
55
Michael Baldisimo ↑ 36'
22
Erik Godoy ↑ 80'
1
Thomas Hasal
17
Leonard Owusu
23
Javain Brown ↑ 61'
30
Kamron Habibullah ↑ 61'
14
Thelonius Bair ↑ 80'
12
Evan Newton

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC W 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.44 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 77% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City38% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

61%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

62%

Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City23% Draw41% Vancouver Whitecaps FC36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.6%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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