Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Thu 18 Jul 2024 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 87' Robert Voloder

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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

2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2024-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
14 Jul	St. Louis City	A	4–1	W
06 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
04 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	3–1	W
30 Jun	St. Louis City	H	4–3	W
23 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
14 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–1	W
08 Jul	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
05 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
30 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
22 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	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)

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' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' The 27-year-old Ranko Veselinovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Alenis Vargas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' 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.
34' What a moment for Robert Voloder! That strike on 34 puts his side firmly in control.
39' USA international Tim Melia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' 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.
46' Stephen Afrira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alenis Vargas at the 46 minute mark.
51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ali Ahmed is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
66' Sporting Kansas City 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.
67' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Ahmed is replaced by Fafa Picault.
68' The crowd applauds Ryan Raposo as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Berhalter steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
69' Brilliant from the ! Willy Agada makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 69.
72' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 72 minute. Alessandro Schopf leaves to be changed by Luis Martins.
76' Fafa Picault doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
86' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zorhan Bassong suffering a number of foals already.
87' A moment of madness from Robert Voloder on 87 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
88' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Levonte Johnson on, Brian White off on 88 minutes.
2-1 the final result. Sporting Kansas City will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Erik Thommy ↑ 46'
14
Tim Leibold
3
Fontas
11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 46'
30
Stephen Afrira ↑ 46'
36
Ryan Schewe

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Pulido	6
Ryan Gauld	4
Johnny Russell	4
Daniel Salloi	3
Johnny Russell	3
Gerso Fernandes	2
Russell Teibert	2
Yohan Croizet	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-07-14 St. Louis City 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-07-06 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2024-07-04 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-06-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–3 St. Louis City W 2024-06-23 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-07-14 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-07-08 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 FC Dallas W 2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Austin FC W 2024-06-22 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.96 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC70% Draw17% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

30%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC56% Draw33% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

3 – 0

7.8%

1 – 1

6.4%

4 – 1

5.9%

4 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

5 – 1

3.6%

5 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	35%	—	65%
-2	35%	20%	45%
-1.5	55%	—	45%
-1	55%	19%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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