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

Match Preview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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	26	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	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
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

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
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)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
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' Welcome to BC Place that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
23' What composure from Ryan Gauld! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-0.
28' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' Florian Jungwirth has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
36' What composure from Russell Teibert! The Canada international strokes it home. 2-0.
37' A goal from the Canada international Russell Teibert! He fires home on 37 to make it 3-0!
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' The Scotland Johnny Russell breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 3-1!
45' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 45.
46' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Jose Mauri departs to be replaced by Roger Espinoza.
50' The referee has no hesitation. Brian White is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 50.
51' A moment of madness from Brian White on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 61 minute. Bruno Gaspar leaves to be changed by Marcus Godinho.
66' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
70' Poor challenge from Remi Walter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
73' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Brian White is withdrawn and Tosaint Ricketts gets his opportunity.
78' 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.
79' Jakob Nerwinski gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Ranko Veselinovic and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
85' The referee has no hesitation. Jakob Nerwinski is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 85.
90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ranko Veselinovic, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
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
Emmanuel Sabbi	2
Gerso Fernandes	2
Russell Teibert	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

2.67 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC63% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

37%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC51% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

1 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.7%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	20%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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