Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 27 Jul 2025 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Emmanuel Sabbi 3' Y

Y 27' Dejan Joveljic

Y 52' Tim Leibold

Overview

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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

2025-07-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
20 Jul	San Diego FC	A	1–1	D
17 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	3–0	W
13 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–3	L
05 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
30 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
20 Jul	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–3	L
05 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
29 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
26 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Sporting Kansas City for another epic battle.
3' Emmanuel Sabbi was booked on 3.
8' Over 8 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
13' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joaquin Fernandez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
23' Tristan Blackmon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' The referee calls foul for Dejan Joveljic. He receives a card.
32' The 30-year-old Brian White has been sensational this season — 15 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' GOAL! Emmanuel Sabbi scores on 35. Assisted by Jayden Nelson
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Logan Ndenbe, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' Against the run of play, Jean-Claude Ngando has scored! This game has turned on its head.
48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kerry Zavagnin will be considering his options from the bench.
52' Tim Leibold is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
57' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Bjorn Utvik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' Jake Davis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nemanja Radoja at the 60 minute mark.
65' Andrew Brody has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
74' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Edier Ocampo trudges off to be replaced by Tate Johnson on 74 minutes.
79' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
81' The crowd applauds Jean-Claude Ngando as he leaves the pitch. Jeevan Badwal steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
85' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Magomed Suleymanov exits the field as Mason Toye enters on 85.
87' Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mathias Laborda makes no mistake. 3-0!
89' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Tristan Blackmon is withdrawn and Belal Halbouni gets his opportunity.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vancouver Whitecaps FC players.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Brian White
1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
15
Bjorn Utvik
33
Tristan Blackmon ↓ Belal Halbouni 89'
16
Sebastian Berhalter
7
Jayden Nelson
2
Mathias Laborda
18
Edier Ocampo ↓ Tate Johnson 74'
11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Daniel Rios 74'
26
Jean-Claude Ngando ↓ Jeevan Badwal 81'

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Memo Rodriguez ↑ 85'
13
Mason Toye ↑ 85'
18
Logan Ndenbe ↑ 60'
4
Robert Voloder
7
Santiago Munoz ↑ 60'
17
Jake Davis ↑ 60'
30
Stephen Afrira
36
Ryan Schewe
2
Ian James

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

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

2025-07-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-07-20 San Diego FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2025-07-17 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-06-30 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-07-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-07-20 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York City FC D 2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.99 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 Sporting Kansas City xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC75% Draw15% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

25%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC62% Draw32% Sporting Kansas City6%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.3%

3 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.5%

1 – 1

5.9%

4 – 1

5.7%

5 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

3.6%

5 – 1

3.5%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	42%	—	58%
-2	42%	21%	37%
-1.5	63%	—	37%
-1	63%	18%	19%
-0.5	81%	—	19%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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