Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 3 Apr 2022 · 00:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Russell Teibert 37' Y

Russell Teibert 38' Y

Sebastian Berhalter 45' Y

Ryan Gauld 60' Y

Marcus Godinho 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
21 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
12 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
05 Mar	New York City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	L
07 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
26 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
13 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
27 Feb	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at BC Place!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
37' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert will be fuming at that decision.
38' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 38.
43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Sebastian Berhalter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' Roger Espinoza gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Oriol Rosell and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Canada international Tosaint Ricketts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
58' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Brian White departs to be replaced by Lucas Cavallini.
60' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Ryan Gauld gets a Yellow card.
65' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Ryan Raposo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
69' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 69 minute. Sebastian Berhalter leaves to be changed by Michael Baldisimo.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Sebastian Berhalter has done his job and it is now time for Michael Baldisimo to step up.
73' The Canada Ryan Raposo breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 1-0!
77' The crowd applauds Johnny Russell as he leaves the pitch. Cameron Duke steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
79' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Ryan Raposo by Marcus Godinho on 79 minute.
80' The crowd applauds Khiry Shelton as he leaves the pitch. Nikola Vujnovic steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
81' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Nikola Vujnovic comes on to replace Khiry Shelton.
86' Felipe Hernandez, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marcus Godinho on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Brian White ↓ Lucas Cavallini 58'
31
Russell Teibert
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld ↓ Pedro Vite 69'
1
Thomas Hasal
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Michael Baldisimo 69'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Marcus Godinho 79'
7
Deiber Caicedo ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 79'
28
Jakob Nerwinski
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

2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-03-21 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-03-12 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2022-02-26 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-11-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-02-27 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.44 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC67% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

33%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC54% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City8%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.4%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.2%

4 – 0

0 – 0

5.6%

4 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

3.2%

5 – 0

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	22%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	22%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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