Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

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Sun 16 Sep 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Eric Weisbrod
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Jeremy Kieso
Referee Geoff Gamble

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22 games · Avg 2.8 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
26 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–2	W
18 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	2–2	D
12 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
05 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–2	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
01 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
27 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	5–0	W
13 Aug	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Seattle Sounders FC
#16	Position	#23
64	Points	46
34	Played	34
19 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
74	Scored	44
34	Conceded	46
+40	GD	-2
1.88	PPG	1.35
56%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC are looking to make home advantage count against Seattle Sounders FC.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' 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.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
40' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
50' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' Aly Ghazal is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
70' 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.
75' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
80' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Brian White scoring 2 goals.
85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	9
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Ryan Gauld	5
Brian White	5
Will Bruin	3
Leo Chu	3
Jordan Morris	3
Fredy Montero	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.51 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC38% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC34%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

62%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC30% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Clean Sheet