Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 18 Oct 2021 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Ilie Sanchez

Brian White 50' Y

Brian White 51' Y

Y 70' Remi Walter

Y 70' Gadi Kinda

Jakob Nerwinski 85' Y

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-07-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-07-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
10 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–4	L
03 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
30 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
26 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	4–2	W
30 Sep	FC Dallas	A	3–1	W
26 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
16 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W
12 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Sporting Kansas City
#16	Position	#30
64	Points	26
34	Played	34
19 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
74	Scored	40
34	Conceded	81
+40	GD	-41
1.88	PPG	0.76
56%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
5' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Luis Martins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
23' What a strike from Ryan Gauld! The score is 1-0.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
36' The Canada Russell Teibert breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 2-0!
37' The deadlock is broken! Russell Teibert gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Johnny Russell makes it 3-1.
45' Poor challenge from Ilie Sanchez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Jose Mauri departs to be replaced by Roger Espinoza.
50' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 50.
51' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 51.
56' Bruno Gaspar, a Angola , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 61 minute. Bruno Gaspar leaves to be changed by Marcus Godinho.
66' Remi Walter has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Remi Walter.
73' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Tosaint Ricketts on, Brian White off on 73 minutes.
78' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
79' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Jakob Nerwinski on, Ranko Veselinovic off on 79 minutes.
84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Bruno Gaspar ↓ Marcus Godinho 61'
26
Florian Jungwirth
24
Brian White ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 73'
31
Russell Teibert
22
Erik Godoy
25
Ryan Gauld
16
Maxime Crepeau
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Janio Bikel 46'
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Deiber Caicedo 73'
4
Ranko Veselinovic ↓ Jakob Nerwinski 79'
23
Javain Brown

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

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
Thomas Muller	2
Emmanuel Sabbi	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-09-30 FC Dallas 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.54 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC61% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

39%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC50% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4 – 1

4.8%

4 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

0 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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