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 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 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	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 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
32	Points	11
14	Played	14
10 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
34	Scored	14
12	Conceded	36
+22	GD	-22
2.29	PPG	0.79
71%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 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

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/6

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/5

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Emmanuel Sabbi scoring 1 goals.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Craig Dalrymple will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Brek Shea needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Khiry Shelton made 281 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' Erik Hurtado has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Spain international Ilie Sanchez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
70' Sporting Kansas City 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.
75' Seth Sinovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
80' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
85' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nicolas Mezquida suffering a number of foals already.
90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

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
Johnny Russell	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Yohan Croizet	2
Emmanuel Sabbi	2
Gerso Fernandes	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.67 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.15 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City34%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes81% 0% No19%

Avg goals/match: 4.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	85%	15%
± 3.5	69%	31%
± 4.5	52%	48%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

56%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City27%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 1

6.1%

3 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

2 – 3

4.6%

3 – 3

4 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

2 – 0

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	14%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	18%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	14%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	9%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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)

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