Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 4 Jun 2023 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Alan Pulido

Ryan Gauld pen 88' 1–1

Y 7' Robert Castellanos

Brian White 39' Y

Andres Cubas 63' Y

Y 69' Daniel Salloi

Ryan Gauld 78' Y

Y 80' Gadi Kinda

Y 90' Kendall McIntosh

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

2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
01 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	6–2	W
28 May	St. Louis City	A	1–3	L
21 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
18 May	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
14 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jun	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
28 May	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
21 May	St. Louis City	A	0–4	L
18 May	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
14 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–0	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' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
7' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 7.
12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
17' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
20' Goal! Alan Pulido scores his 39 goal in 13 matches.
25' Luis Martins has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 144 appearances.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' Brian White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
42' The supporters are chanting for Tim Leibold. He replaces Logan Ndenbe on 42 minute.
47' Erik Thommy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Khiry Shelton, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
62' Jake Davis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
63' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
66' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Alessandro Schopf comes on to replace Mathias Laborda.
69' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Salloi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Marinos Tzionis departs to be replaced by Khiry Shelton.
72' The whistle greets Alan Pulido as he departs to be replaced by Gadi Kinda.
76' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andres Cubas is replaced by Deiber Caicedo.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryan Gauld.
80' Gadi Kinda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
88' What a moment for Ryan Gauld! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Erik Thommy makes way for Roger Espinoza at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
90' Kendall McIntosh catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

9
Sergio Cordova ↓ Simon Becher 76'
14
Luis Martins
24
Brian White
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Deiber Caicedo 76'
19
Julian Gressel
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 90'
2
Mathias Laborda ↓ Alessandro Schopf 66'

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W 2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-05-18 FC Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.81 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC68% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

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	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

32%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC57% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City9%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.4%

3 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.8%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

6.6%

4 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

3.8%

5 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	21%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	20%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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