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

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MLS · 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 9 Jul 2023 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Ranko Veselinovic 24' 1–0

1–1 60' Leo Chu

Ryan Gauld 72' 2–1

2–2 76' Leo Chu

2–3 90' Yeimar Gomez

Y 48' Raul Ruidiaz

Tristan Blackmon 75' Y

Y 79' Nicolas Lodeiro

Mathias Laborda 82' Y

Mathias Laborda 89' YR

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

2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–3	L
02 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
25 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	3–2	W
11 Jun	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
04 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
01 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	6–2	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–2	W
02 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
25 Jun	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D
22 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	0–1	L
10 Jun	Charlotte FC	A	3–3	D
03 Jun	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Seattle Sounders FC for this crunch clash at BC Place.
5' 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.
10' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Alex Roldan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 284 appearances.
24' Goal! Ranko Veselinovic scores his 10 goal in 276 matches.
29' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' 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.
39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
48' That is a card for Seattle Sounders FC. Raul Ruidiaz will be fuming at that decision.
53' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
60' What an equalizer from Leo Chu!
65' Joao Paulo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' The crowd applauds Ryan Raposo as he leaves the pitch. Tristan Blackmon steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
72' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Gauld makes it 2-1.
72' Pedro Vite is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Cordova at the 72 minute mark.
75' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
76' What composure from Leo Chu! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-2.
79' That is a card for Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Lodeiro will be fuming at that decision.
82' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
83' Simon Becher is replacing Levonte Johnson for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
89' A moment of madness from Mathias Laborda on 89 minutes earns him a card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
90' Brilliant from the ! Yeimar Gomez makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 90.
90' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Cody Baker comes on to replace Alex Roldan.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Seattle Sounders FC take all three points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Sergio Cordova ↓ Pedro Vite 72'
8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Jean-Claude Ngando 90'
14
Luis Martins
24
Brian White
18
Yohei Takaoka
25
Ryan Gauld
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Deiber Caicedo 90'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Tristan Blackmon 71'
2
Mathias Laborda
28
Levonte Johnson ↓ Simon Becher 83'

Bench

31
Russell Teibert
6
Tristan Blackmon ↑ 71'
1
Thomas Hasal
12
Karifa Yao
7
Deiber Caicedo ↑ 90'
45
Pedro Vite ↑ 72'
29
Simon Becher ↑ 83'
26
Jean-Claude Ngando ↑ 90'

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-06-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2023-06-22 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-06-10 Charlotte FC 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.67 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC42% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

58%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC33% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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