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 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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	#24
34	Points	24
17	Played	17
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 7
38	Scored	20
17	Conceded	22
+21	GD	-2
2.00	PPG	1.41
59%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Controversy at the stadium! Tristan Blackmon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
14' Pedro Vite was booked on 14.
19' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
24' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
29' Yohei Takaoka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leo Chu on 41 minutes.
44' What a moment for Pedro Vite! That strike on 44 puts his side firmly in control.
45' Pedro Vite is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Nouhou Tolo is withdrawn and Cody Baker gets his opportunity.
49' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
54' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
58' GOAL! Stefan Frei fires home to make it 3-0!
59' Ryan Gauld adds to his 2 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
64' The whistle greets Ali Ahmed as he departs to be replaced by Alessandro Schopf.
65' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Alex Roldan by Reed Baker-Whiting on 65 minute.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joshua Atencio on 70 minutes.
71' Joshua Atencio is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
76' 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.
81' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Joao Paulo on, Joshua Atencio off on 81 minutes.
83' Brian White makes way for Sergio Cordova at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Andres Cubas is replaced by Karifa Yao on 90 minute.
90' A moment of madness from Sergio Cordova on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Brian White	3
Will Bruin	3
Leo Chu	3
Fredy Montero	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	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

1.7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Seattle Sounders FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC54% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC20%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

46%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC38% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

11.8%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.5%

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	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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