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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 16 Sep 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
6
10
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 2.7 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #24
50 Points 35
26 Played 26
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
59 Scored 33
26 Conceded 34
+33 GD -1
1.92 PPG 1.35
58% Win % 35%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Jake Nerwinski, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Chad Marshall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Kelvin Leerdam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stefan Frei is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Canada international Alphonso Davies has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Kendall Waston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Nicolas Lodeiro 5
Ryan Gauld 4
Will Bruin 3
Leo Chu 3
Brian White 3
Fredy Montero 2
Nicolas Lodeiro 2

Head to Head

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 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: 2.83
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 32%
68%
± 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
8.6%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 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.