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 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

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
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
3' Emmanuel Sabbi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
8' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
13' Edier Ocampo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 6 appearances.
18' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jean-Claude Ngando is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
27' That is a card for Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic will be fuming at that decision.
32' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Magnificent from Emmanuel Sabbi! That is 14 goals in 430 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' 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.
43' What a moment for Jean-Claude Ngando! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joaquin Fernandez made 326 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
52' A moment of madness from Tim Leibold on 52 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
57' Brian White is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
60' The crowd applauds Nemanja Radoja as he leaves the pitch. Jake Davis steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 2 goals.
74' The crowd applauds Edier Ocampo as he leaves the pitch. Tate Johnson steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Jean-Claude Ngando by Jeevan Badwal on 81 minute.
85' Mason Toye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Magomed Suleymanov on 85 minute.
87' What a moment for Mathias Laborda! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
89' Tristan Blackmon makes way for Belal Halbouni at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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
Gerso Fernandes	2
Russell Teibert	2
Yohan Croizet	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

3.12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.72 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC76% Draw15% Sporting Kansas City9%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

91%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

24%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Sporting Kansas City

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC63% Draw30% Sporting Kansas City7%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.8%

3 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

6.9%

4 – 1

1 – 1

5.5%

5 – 0

5.2%

5 – 1

3.8%

0 – 0

3.2%

6 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	44%	—	56%
-2	44%	21%	35%
-1.5	65%	—	35%
-1	65%	18%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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