Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 21 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Pedro Vite 44' 1–0

2–0 58' Stefan Frei og

Pedro Vite 10' Y

Ali Ahmed 34' Y

Y 41' Leo Chu

Y 49' Albert Rusnak

Y 70' Joshua Atencio

Sergio Cordova 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
18 May	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
14 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
07 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
30 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–0	D
16 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–2	L
18 May	Austin FC	H	1–2	L
14 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
07 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
23 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	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' What a night it is going to be! Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Seattle Sounders FC for this crunch clash at BC Place.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 284 games and scored 439 goals.
10' Tristan Blackmon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
14' Poor challenge from Pedro Vite. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
24' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
29' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ali Ahmed.
39' Tristan Blackmon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
41' A moment of madness from Leo Chu on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
44' A stunning finish from Pedro Vite — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' GOAL! Pedro Vite fires home to make it 2-0!
46' Cody Baker is replacing Nouhou Tolo for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
49' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' Stefan Frei does the damage! The net is bulging and Vancouver Whitecaps FC surge ahead!
59' Goal! Ryan Gauld scores his 47 goal in 302 matches.
64' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Ali Ahmed has done his job and it is now time for Alessandro Schopf to step up.
65' The whistle greets Alex Roldan as he departs to be replaced by Reed Baker-Whiting.
70' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
71' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
76' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
81' Joao Paulo gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Joshua Atencio and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Brian White by Sergio Cordova on 83 minute.
88' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andres Cubas is replaced by Karifa Yao.
90' A moment of madness from Sergio Cordova on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
Full Time. Vancouver Whitecaps FC beats Seattle Sounders FC

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Paulo ↑ 81'
30
Stefan Cleveland
19
Heber ↑ 64'
21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 65'
25
Jackson Ragen
99
Dylan Teves ↑ 46'
35
Paul Rothrock
33
Cody Baker ↑ 46'

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

2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-05-18 FC Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-16 Austin FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.73 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC54% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC21%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

46%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

3 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

2.9%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	24%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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