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

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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 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

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
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' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' Daniel Salloi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 6 goals this season.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vanni Sartini will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' 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 Brian White suffering a number of foals already.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 296 games and scored 464 goals.
34' Robert Voloder has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
44' Ranko Veselinovic, a Serbia , has 17 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' The crowd applauds Alenis Vargas as he leaves the pitch. Stephen Afrira steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
51' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
61' 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.
66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
67' The crowd applauds Ali Ahmed as he leaves the pitch. Fafa Picault steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
68' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Berhalter is hanging Ryan Raposo on the field on 68 minute.
69' The Nigeria Willy Agada breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 0-2!
72' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Alessandro Schopf is withdrawn and Luis Martins gets his opportunity.
76' Brilliant from the ! Fafa Picault makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 76.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
86' Bjorn Utvik has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 14 appearances.
87' Robert Voloder was booked on 87.
88' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 88 minute. Brian White leaves to be changed by Levonte Johnson.
Another three points for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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
Russell Teibert	2
Yohan Croizet	2
Thomas Muller	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

2.84 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC69% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

31%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC55% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

7.8%

1 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

5.6%

4 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

5 – 1

3.3%

1 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	20%	47%
-1.5	53%	—	47%
-1	53%	20%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	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

7% ✓

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