Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 21 Sep 2025 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Andres Cubas

Zorhan Bassong 44' Y

Y 53' Edier Ocampo

Y 57' Belal Halbouni

Y 66' Daniel Rios

Alan Montes Castro 82' Y

Y 90' Sebastian Berhalter

Overview

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

Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-07-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2024-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
07 Sep	Austin FC	H	1–2	L
31 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–2	W
25 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–5	L
17 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–3	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	7–0	W
24 Aug	St. Louis City	H	3–2	W
18 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
10 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
27 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W

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' And we are off! Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the football do the talking.
2' Edier Ocampo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
7' 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 Sebastian Berhalter suffering a number of foals already.
10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andres Cubas on 10.
15' 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.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kerry Zavagnin will be considering his options from the bench.
43' Against the run of play, Kenji Cabrera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 44.
49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
53' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Edier Ocampo will be fuming at that decision.
57' Belal Halbouni was booked on 57.
62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Jayden Nelson on, Kenji Cabrera off on 65 minutes.
66' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
71' Dejan Joveljic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
74' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Mason Toye has done his job and it is now time for Stephen Afrira to step up.
79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
81' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Daniel Rios has done his job and it is now time for Rayan Elloumi to step up.
82' A moment of madness from Alan Montes Castro on 82 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
84' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Zorhan Bassong by Jacob Bartlett on 84 minute.
89' Jean-Claude Ngando is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
90' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 90.
90' Giuseppe Bovalina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tate Johnson on 90 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vancouver Whitecaps FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

26
Erik Thommy
11
Khiry Shelton
9
Dejan Joveljic
18
Logan Ndenbe
22
Zorhan Bassong ↓ Jacob Bartlett 84'
1
John Pulskamp
7
Santiago Munoz ↓ Manu Garcia 65'
17
Jake Davis
93
Magomed Suleymanov ↓ Mason Toye 65'
2
Ian James
23
Alan Montes Castro ↓ Jansen Miller 84'

Bench

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Jeevan Badwal 81'
16
Sebastian Berhalter
14
Daniel Rios ↓ Rayan Elloumi 81'
12
Belal Halbouni
22
Ali Ahmed ↓ Ralph Priso-Mbongue 90'
2
Mathias Laborda
17
Kenji Cabrera ↓ Jayden Nelson 65'
18
Edier Ocampo
11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Jean-Claude Ngando 65'
28
Tate Johnson ↓ Giuseppe Bovalina 90'

Bench

7
Jayden Nelson ↑ 65'
32
Isaac Boehmer
6
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↑ 90'
42
Nelson Pierre
26
Jean-Claude Ngando ↑ 65'
59
Jeevan Badwal ↑ 81'
27
Giuseppe Bovalina ↑ 90'
53
Mark O'Neill
75
Rayan Elloumi ↑ 81'

Coach Jesper Sørensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-09-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Austin FC L 2025-08-31 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2025-08-25 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-08-17 Orlando City SC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2025-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-08-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-08-10 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-07-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.83 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.76 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City14% Draw18% Vancouver Whitecaps FC68%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

32%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

86%

Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City9% Draw34% Vancouver Whitecaps FC57%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

9.4%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 3

7.7%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 1

0 – 4

6.4%

1 – 4

5.4%

0 – 0

3.9%

0 – 5

3.6%

2 – 2

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	24%	—	76%
+1	24%	20%	56%
+1.5	44%	—	56%
+2	44%	21%	35%
+2.5	65%	—	35%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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