Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at BC Place Stadium.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Corey Rockwell
- Referee Ted Unkel
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Geoff Gamble
- Referee
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 27 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | St. Louis City | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar | Sporting Kansas City | H | 1–3 | L |
| 06 Oct | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Sep | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 4–3 | W |
| 21 Sep | Columbus Crew SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Sep | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Sep | New York City FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 06 Oct | FC Dallas | A | 0–6 | L |
| 29 Sep | Portland Timbers | H | 2–2 | D |
| 26 Sep | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Sep | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 16 Sep | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 2–7 | L |
Season Stats
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #30 |
| 50 | Points | 21 |
| 26 | Played | 26 |
| 15 / 5 / 6 | W / D / L | 6 / 3 / 17 |
| 59 | Scored | 31 |
| 26 | Conceded | 63 |
| +33 | GD | -32 |
| 1.92 | PPG | 0.81 |
| 58% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
39%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
42%
Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
4%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| Brian White | 17 G | |
| Thomas Muller | 9 G | 5 A |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 6 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sporting Kansas City gets underway.
- 3' Poor challenge from Gadi Kinda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 8' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
- 13' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' A stunning finish from Alan Pulido — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 22' Sporting Kansas City have won 440 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 23' Derek Cornelius is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
- 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jake Nerwinski makes it 1-1.
- 33' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
- 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 39' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gadi Kinda makes no mistake. 1-2!
- 44' 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.
- 49' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
- 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Khiry Shelton.
- 62' Gerso Fernandes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 67' Russell Teibert has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 71' The crowd applauds Johnny Russell as he leaves the pitch. Gerso Fernandes steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
- 76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 80' Tosaint Ricketts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Dajome on 80 minute.
- 85' Tim Melia, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 90' Erik Hurtado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alan Pulido at the 90 minute mark.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.
Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 53
- 6
- 20
- 28
- 31
- 29
- 16
- 13
- 11
- 9
Bench
-
12
Fredy Montero ↑ 71'
-
87
Tosaint Ricketts ↑ 80'
- 15
- 1
- 14
- 3
- 32
Coach
Marc Dos Santos
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 36
-
9
Alan Pulido ↓ Erik Hurtado 90'
- 7
- 5
- 8
- 29
- 6
- 15
- 11
- 4
-
17
Gadi Kinda ↓ Gianluca Busio 90'
Bench
-
12
Gerso Fernandes ↑ 71'
- 20
-
27
Gianluca Busio ↑ 90'
- 26
- 1
-
19
Erik Hurtado ↑ 90'
- 2
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 |
| Thomas Muller | 2 |
Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2020-03-01
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–3
Sporting Kansas City
L
2019-10-06
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0–1
Real Salt Lake
L
2019-09-29
Los Angeles Galaxy
3–4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
2019-09-21
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–1
Columbus Crew SC
D
2019-09-15
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–1
Houston Dynamo
W
2019-09-01
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–3
New York City FC
L
Sporting Kansas City Form
2020-03-01
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1–3
Sporting Kansas City
W
2019-10-06
FC Dallas
6–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2019-09-29
Sporting Kansas City
2–2
Portland Timbers
D
2019-09-26
Minnesota United FC
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2019-09-22
Sporting Kansas City
2–3
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2019-09-16
Los Angeles Galaxy
7–2
Sporting Kansas City
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.81
Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 74%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.39
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 3.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 4.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
Double Chance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
47%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City
79%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 1–3 not predicted1 – 3Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 2
3.9%
1 – 0
3.3%
4 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| Handicap | Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -2 | 25% | 17% | 57% |
| -1.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| -1 | 43% | 19% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 11% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.