Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 29 May 2022 · 01:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Kortne Ford 13' Y

Y 27' Sebastian Berhalter

Andreu Fontas 44' Y

Y 53' Cristian Gutierrez

Johnny Russell 58' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-07-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–1	L
22 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
15 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–7	L
07 May	New York City FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–0	W
22 May	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
19 May	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
14 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–3	D
08 May	Toronto FC	H	1–0	W
24 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–3	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
13' Kortne Ford catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 13.
18' Michael Baldisimo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
24' What composure from Lucas Cavallini! The Canada international strokes it home. 0-1.
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Berhalter.
27' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Cristian Dajome exits the field as Deiber Caicedo enters on 27.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
37' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
44' A moment of madness from Andreu Fontas on 44 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
46' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marinos Tzionis is hanging Oriol Rosell on the field on 46 minute.
51' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
53' Cristian Gutierrez was booked on 53.
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Johnny Russell.
60' Cristian Gutierrez makes way for Erik Godoy at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
65' Germany international Florian Jungwirth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 69 minute. Andreu Fontas leaves to be changed by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
74' Marcus Godinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
79' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 79 minute. Sebastian Berhalter leaves to be changed by Ryan Raposo.
84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
89' The 26-year-old Deiber Caicedo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

54
Remi Walter
7
Johnny Russell
29
Tim Melia
15
Roger Espinoza
21
Felipe Hernandez
12
Kortne Ford
2
Ben Sweat ↓ Kayden Pierre 46'
18
Logan Ndenbe
6
Oriol Rosell ↓ Marinos Tzionis 46'
28
Cameron Duke
3
Andreu Fontas ↓ Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 69'

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Florian Jungwirth
55
Cody Cropper
2
Marcus Godinho ↓ Luis Martins 79'
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Ryan Raposo 79'
3
Cristian Gutierrez ↓ Erik Godoy 60'
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Michael Baldisimo 46'
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Deiber Caicedo 27'
9
Lucas Cavallini
4
Ranko Veselinovic
28
Jakob Nerwinski
23
Javain Brown

Bench

14
Luis Martins ↑ 79'
87
Tosaint Ricketts
33
Michael Baldisimo ↑ 46'
22
Erik Godoy ↑ 60'
8
Caio Alexandre
27
Ryan Raposo ↑ 79'
60
Isaac Boehmer
7
Deiber Caicedo ↑ 27'
45
Pedro Vite

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-05-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 FC Dallas D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-05-22 Charlotte FC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-05-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2022-05-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2022-04-24 Austin FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.97 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City21% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC54%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

46%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

79%

Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City15% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC43%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

0 – 2

10.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 3

6.7%

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 1

4.6%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 4

3.4%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	23%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	19%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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