Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

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Thu 18 Oct 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Chris Wattam
Referee Timothy Ford

13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–4	L
06 Oct	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
30 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
23 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–2	L
16 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–1	W
07 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
23 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	5–1	W
09 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Sporting Kansas City
#16	Position	#30
34	Points	14
17	Played	18
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
38	Scored	18
17	Conceded	46
+21	GD	-28
2.00	PPG	0.78
59%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 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

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ 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

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Vancouver Whitecaps FC launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
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' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Craig Dalrymple will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' Erik Hurtado has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 279 appearances.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' Roger Espinoza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kei Kamara, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' Seth Sinovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Dalrymple

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Pulido	6
Ryan Gauld	4
Johnny Russell	4
Daniel Salloi	3
Johnny Russell	3
Russell Teibert	2
Yohan Croizet	2
Emmanuel Sabbi	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.54 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.2 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC42% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes81% 0% No19%

Avg goals/match: 4.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

58%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC37% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City29%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 3

4.8%

3 – 3

1 – 3

3.9%

4 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

2 – 0

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	13%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	17%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	15%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	10%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Clean Sheet