Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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 Andrew Bigelow
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Ramy Touchan
- Referee Chris Wattam
- Referee
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–3 | L |
| 07 Jul | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–6 | L |
| 30 Jun | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Jun | FC Dallas | A | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Jun | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Jun | Toronto FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 07 Jul | Chicago Fire FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Jul | Los Angeles FC | H | 1–5 | L |
| 30 Jun | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Jun | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Jun | Toronto FC | A | 2–2 | D |
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)
H2H (17 games)
65%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
35%
Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City.
- 5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
- 10' 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 Hwang Inbeom suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Ali Adnan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
- 20' Zac MacMath has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 24' Gerso Fernandes doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 29' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for PC.
- 53' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Benny Feilhaber has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Felipe Gutierrez makes it 0-2.
- 60' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Venuto on, Jon Erice off on 60 minutes.
- 65' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Gedion Zelalem has done his job and it is now time for Benny Feilhaber to step up.
- 68' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 68.
- 71' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Krisztian Nemeth on, Yohan Croizet off on 71 minutes.
- 75' Seth Sinovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
- 80' Seth Sinovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 81' Doneil Henry is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
- 86' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 89' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Johnny Russell on, Daniel Salloi off on 89 minutes.
- 90' Erik Godoy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Jake Nerwinski has done his job and it is now time for Joaquin Ardaiz to step up.
- 90' GOAL! Gerso Fernandes scores on 90. Assisted by Krisztian Nemeth
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.
Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 53
-
6
Jon Erice C ↓ Venuto 60'
- 4
- 15
- 18
-
28
Jake Nerwinski ↓ Joaquin Ardaiz 90'
- 2
- 29
- 22
-
94
PC ↓ Russell Teibert 60'
- 50
Bench
-
9
Joaquin Ardaiz ↑ 90'
-
31
Russell Teibert ↑ 60'
- 8
- 23
- 16
- 13
-
7
Venuto ↑ 60'
Coach
Marc Dos Santos
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 21
- 5
- 8
- 15
- 29
- 6
- 12
-
20
Daniel Salloi ↓ Johnny Russell 89'
- 2
- 24
Bench
-
7
Johnny Russell ↑ 89'
-
9
Krisztian Nemeth ↑ 71'
- 13
- 94
- 1
- 16
-
30
Benny Feilhaber ↑ 65'
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 |
Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2019-07-14
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0–3
Sporting Kansas City
L
2019-07-07
Los Angeles FC
6–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
L
2019-06-30
Seattle Sounders FC
1–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
L
2019-06-27
FC Dallas
2–2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
2019-06-23
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–2
Colorado Rapids SC
D
2019-06-01
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–1
Toronto FC
D
Sporting Kansas City Form
2019-07-14
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0–3
Sporting Kansas City
W
2019-07-07
Sporting Kansas City
1–0
Chicago Fire FC
W
2019-07-04
Sporting Kansas City
1–5
Los Angeles FC
L
2019-06-30
Real Salt Lake
2–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2019-06-23
Columbus Crew SC
0–1
Sporting Kansas City
W
2019-06-07
Toronto FC
2–2
Sporting Kansas City
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 3.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 4.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
Double Chance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
53%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.5%
4 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| Handicap | Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 16% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 19% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 13% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 7% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
10%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

