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

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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 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

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
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' Welcome to Children's Mercy Park that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
2' Goal! Edier Ocampo scores his 3 goal in 6 matches.
7' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Mathias Laborda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Belal Halbouni, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' 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.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
43' GOAL! Kenji Cabrera scores on 43. Assisted by Ali Ahmed
44' Zorhan Bassong was booked on 44.
49' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Edier Ocampo argues furiously but the card stands.
57' Belal Halbouni was booked on 57.
62' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Kenji Cabrera has done his job and it is now time for Jayden Nelson to step up.
66' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Daniel Rios will be fuming at that decision.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
74' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stephen Afrira is hanging Mason Toye on the field on 74 minute.
79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
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' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
84' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 84 minute. Zorhan Bassong leaves to be changed by Jacob Bartlett.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter will be fuming at that decision.
90' The whistle greets Tate Johnson as he departs to be replaced by Giuseppe Bovalina.
It finishes all square. Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 0-2.

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
Yohan Croizet	2
Emmanuel Sabbi	2
Gerso Fernandes	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

0.89 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.65 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City15% Draw19% Vancouver Whitecaps FC66%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

34%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

85%

Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City10% Draw35% Vancouver Whitecaps FC55%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 3

8.7%

1 – 3

7.7%

1 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 4

5.7%

1 – 4

5.1%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

2 – 3

3.5%

0 – 5

3.1%

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%	7%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	27%	—	73%
+1	27%	21%	53%
+1.5	47%	—	53%
+2	47%	21%	32%
+2.5	68%	—	32%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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