Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Alex Roldan

Y 81' Nicolas Lodeiro

Julian Gressel 82' Y

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-06-15 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-11-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
15 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
05 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L
28 Aug	Nashville SC	H	0–3	L
21 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
11 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
05 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	L
27 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
20 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–3	D

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' Welcome to BC Place that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stefan Frei, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Alex Roldan gets a Yellow card.
29' What composure from Pedro Vite! The Ecuador international strokes it home. 1-0.
33' The whistle greets Andres Cubas as he departs to be replaced by Leonard Owusu.
37' Against the run of play, Julian Gressel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
42' 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.
46' Danny Leyva makes way for Fredy Montero at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
51' The 27-year-old Ranko Veselinovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' Xavier Arreaga, a Ecuador , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
66' Jordan Morris has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
71' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 71 minute. Joshua Atencio leaves to be changed by Will Bruin.
75' Alessandro Schopf has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Gauld on 75 minute.
80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luis Martins is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
81' The whistle greets Jordan Morris as he departs to be replaced by Leo Chu.
81' Nicolas Lodeiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Julian Gressel is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 82.
84' The supporters are chanting for Cristian Dajome. He replaces Pedro Vite on 84 minute.
89' The USA Will Bruin breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 2-1!
Vancouver Whitecaps FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 46'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 71'
22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 71'
30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin ↑ 71'
23
Leo Chu ↑ 81'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere
25
Jackson Ragen
99
Dylan Teves

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	9
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Ryan Gauld	4
Will Bruin	3
Leo Chu	3
Brian White	3
Shane O'Neill	2
Albert Rusnak	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-08-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Nashville SC L 2022-08-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.99 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC52% Draw24% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

48%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw41% Seattle Sounders FC20%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.3%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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