Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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.

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

4
6
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' What a night it is going to be! Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Seattle Sounders FC for this crunch clash at BC Place.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' Ranko Veselinovic doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Raul Ruidiaz is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 53' Luis Martins, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Leo Chu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo is replaced by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 72' Ryan Gauld makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are in front.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Pedro Vite comes on to replace Sergio Cordova.
  • 75' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tristan Blackmon will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leo Chu makes it 2-2.
  • 79' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 82' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 82.
  • 83' Simon Becher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Levonte Johnson on 83 minute.
  • 88' The 35-year-old Joao Paulo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Mathias Laborda. He receives a card.
  • 90' A goal from the Colombia international Yeimar Gomez! He fires home on 90 to make it 2-3!
  • 90' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 90 minute. Alex Roldan leaves to be changed by Cody Baker.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 9
Nicolas Lodeiro 5
Ryan Gauld 4
Will Bruin 3
Leo Chu 3
Brian White 3
Pedro Vite 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.99 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC46% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC28%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
54%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Seattle Sounders FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC38% Draw41% Seattle Sounders FC21%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.4%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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