Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps

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🕒 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Marcos de Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Sporting Kansas City 30 · Vancouver Whitecaps 2
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.42
Over 4.5 cards 8%
Home wins 58%
Draws 25%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (8-16).
  • Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (56%).
  • Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (0-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 3-3-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 22
Avg: 1.25 / 1.83

Points

12
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

3
Vancouver Whitecaps (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

21 / 12
Avg: 2.10 / 1.20

Points

18
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.80
1.25
GF
2.10
1.83
GA
1.20
67%
O2.5
50%
75%
BTTS
60%
33%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank30th
Vancouver Whitecaps rank2nd
Sporting Kansas City points18
Vancouver Whitecaps points46
Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 18 pts · GD -33
28 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
Vancouver Whitecaps: #2 · 46 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

W L D L W
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 away

W W D L W
Points10/15
Weighted index73
Goals12-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.592%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 25%

Vancouver Whitecaps trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.560%
Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home75%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home0%
Vancouver Whitecaps score away80%
Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first33%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first75%
Vancouver Whitecaps score first40%
Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 38% · Vancouver Whitecaps 60%
Avg first goal minute: Sporting Kansas City 26.3' · Vancouver Whitecaps 42.0'

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.25 vs 1.83
Sporting Kansas City concede at home1.83 vs 1.37
Vancouver Whitecaps score away2.10 vs 1.37
Vancouver Whitecaps concede away1.20 vs 1.83
Sporting Kansas City score 32% below league average, while Vancouver Whitecaps score 53% above league average.
Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 33% above league average at home, and Vancouver Whitecaps are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS20%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 0

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
0
6
Total Shots
8
16
Shots off Goal
3
8
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
5
14
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
1
4
Fouls
15
21
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
365
478
Passes Accurate
306
415
Passes %
84%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
40'
40' Goal · 0-1
T. Müller
Penalty
45+4'
45+4' Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
46'
46' Capita
1st substitution · For: S. Afrifa
48'
48' Goal · 0-2
B. White
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Larraz
51'
51' T. Johnson
57'
57' J. Reynolds
2nd substitution · For: I. James
62'
62' O. Larraz
1st substitution · For: J. Badwal
62'
62' Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
2nd substitution · For: E. Sabbi
66'
66' J. Bartlett
3rd substitution · For: K. Agyabeng
66'
66' M. Suleymanov
4th substitution · For: André Luiz
70'
70' T. Johnson
3rd substitution · For: S. Adekugbe
73'
73' S. Afrifa
87'
87' B. White
4th substitution · For: R. Elloumi
87'
87' R. Gauld
5th substitution · For: C. Sabaly
90'
90' Goal · 0-3
R. Elloumi
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Müller
90+5'
90+5' M. Mosquera

Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Marcos de Oliveira. It was played at unknown.

First half: Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead at 40' when T. Müller scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 45+4'.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Capita replacing S. Afrifa. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 48' when B. White scored, with the assist credited to O. Larraz, making the score 0-2. T. Johnson received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 51'. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 57', with J. Reynolds replacing I. James. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 62', with O. Larraz replacing J. Badwal. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez replacing E. Sabbi. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 66', with J. Bartlett replacing K. Agyabeng. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 66', with M. Suleymanov replacing André Luiz. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 70', with T. Johnson replacing S. Adekugbe. S. Afrifa received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 73'. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 87', with B. White replacing R. Elloumi. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 5th substitution at 87', with R. Gauld replacing C. Sabaly. Vancouver Whitecaps added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when R. Elloumi scored, with the assist credited to T. Müller, making the score 0-3. M. Mosquera received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 90+5'.

Sporting Kansas City used 4 substitutions while Vancouver Whitecaps used 5 substitutions. Sporting Kansas City got 2 yellow cards, while Vancouver Whitecaps got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (8-16).
  • Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (56%).
  • Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (0-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals13 (68.4%)
BTTS8 (42.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (30.0%)

Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps Head-to-Head History by Season