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 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

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
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' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the battle begin!
2' Edier Ocampo doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
7' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
10' Andres Cubas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 10.
15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tate Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
30' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' Against the run of play, Kenji Cabrera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' Zorhan Bassong catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kerry Zavagnin might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Edier Ocampo.
57' Poor challenge from Belal Halbouni. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
62' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Kenji Cabrera trudges off to be replaced by Jayden Nelson on 65 minutes.
66' Daniel Rios picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
74' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Mason Toye is replaced by Stephen Afrira on 74 minute.
79' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
81' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Daniel Rios is replaced by Rayan Elloumi on 81 minute.
82' Poor challenge from Alan Montes Castro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
84' The crowd applauds Zorhan Bassong as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Bartlett steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Tate Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Giuseppe Bovalina to step up.
With this win, Vancouver Whitecaps FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Daniel Salloi	3
Johnny Russell	3
Gerso Fernandes	2
Russell Teibert	2
Yohan Croizet	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

0.95 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.48 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City17% Draw21% Vancouver Whitecaps FC62%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

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	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

37%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

83%

Sporting Kansas City or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City12% Draw37% Vancouver Whitecaps FC51%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.2%

1 – 1

8.4%

0 – 3

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 3

7.5%

0 – 4

4.9%

1 – 4

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

2 – 3

3.6%

2 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	31%	—	69%
+1	31%	21%	48%
+1.5	52%	—	48%
+2	52%	20%	28%
+2.5	72%	—	28%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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