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 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 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	#21
32	Points	24
14	Played	13
10 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 3
34	Scored	17
12	Conceded	11
+22	GD	+6
2.29	PPG	1.85
71%	Win %	54%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to BC Place that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 276 games and scored 424 goals.
10' Tristan Blackmon is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
14' Poor challenge from Pedro Vite. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
29' Andres Cubas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 52 Yellow cards this season.
34' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Ali Ahmed gets a Yellow card.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' Leo Chu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
44' Magnificent from Pedro Vite! That is 12 goals in 276 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
45' Pedro Vite doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Nouhou Tolo departs to be replaced by Cody Baker.
49' Albert Rusnak has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
54' Reed Baker-Whiting, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' GOAL! Stefan Frei fires home to make it 3-0!
59' A goal from the Scotland international Ryan Gauld! He fires home on 59 to make it 4-0!
64' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Schopf is hanging Ali Ahmed on the field on 64 minute.
65' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Reed Baker-Whiting on, Alex Roldan off on 65 minutes.
70' A moment of madness from Joshua Atencio on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
71' Controversy at the stadium! Joshua Atencio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' Albert Rusnak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
81' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio is replaced by Joao Paulo.
83' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Sergio Cordova on, Brian White off on 83 minutes.
88' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Karifa Yao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andres Cubas on 90 minute.
90' Sergio Cordova has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vancouver Whitecaps FC to claim maximum points.

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
Cristian Dajome	2
Pedro Vite	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

3 / 4

1.38 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC49% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

51%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC32% Draw51% Seattle Sounders FC17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

13.4%

0 – 0

12.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

0 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	24%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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