Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City

Vancouver Whitecaps

3 - 0

Sporting Kansas City

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ E. Arreguin 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Vancouver Whitecaps 3 · Sporting Kansas City 28

Referee Stats

E. Arreguin

5 matches · 2.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.40
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	80%
Draws	0%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (25-3).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Vancouver Whitecaps (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-0-1

Goals For / Against

21 / 4

Avg: 2.63 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 2.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-7

Goals For / Against

7 / 29

Avg: 0.78 / 3.22

Points

Avg: 0.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.63

PPG

0.67

2.63

0.78

0.50

3.22

63%

O2.5

100%

25%

BTTS

44%

88%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Vancouver Whitecaps rank3rd

Sporting Kansas City rank28th

Vancouver Whitecaps points33

Sporting Kansas City points14

Vancouver Whitecaps: #3 · 33 pts · GD +21

4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting Kansas City: #28 · 14 pts · GD -26

23 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 home

W W W W L

Points12/15

Weighted index93

Goals11-4

Record4-0-1

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 last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals4-19

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Vancouver Whitecaps trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 25%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 56% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home88%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet at home63%

Sporting Kansas City score away44%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Vancouver Whitecaps score first88%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first100%

Sporting Kansas City score first11%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vancouver Whitecaps 0% · Sporting Kansas City 17%

Avg first goal minute: Vancouver Whitecaps 22.9' · Sporting Kansas City 45.0'

Vs league average

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home2.63 vs 1.89

Vancouver Whitecaps concede at home0.50 vs 1.34

Sporting Kansas City score away0.78 vs 1.34

Sporting Kansas City concede away3.22 vs 1.89

Vancouver Whitecaps score 39% above league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 42% below league average.

Defensive side: Vancouver Whitecaps are 63% below league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 70% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (home)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

452

461

Passes Accurate

390

398

Passes %

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Sabbi

Normal Goal

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez

Normal Goal

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

T. Müller

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Sabbi

32'

32' C. Harris

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ M. Tschantret

1st substitution · For: L. Johnsen

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ J. Reynolds

2nd substitution · For: I. James

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez

1st substitution · For: K. Cabrera

66'

66' Diego Borges

69'

69' S. Berhalter

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Diego Borges

3rd substitution · For: Jansen Miller

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Harris

4th substitution · For: S. Afrifa

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ S. Berhalter

2nd substitution · For: O. Larraz

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. White

3rd substitution · For: R. Elloumi

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Sabbi

4th substitution · For: C. Sabaly

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ É. Ocampo

5th substitution · For: N. Djordjevic

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Capita

5th substitution · For: M. Suleymanov

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

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by E. Arreguin.

First half: Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead at 13' when E. Sabbi scored, making the score 1-0. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 23' when Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez scored, making the score 2-0. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 28' when T. Müller scored, with the assist credited to E. Sabbi, making the score 3-0. C. Harris received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 32'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 51', with M. Tschantret replacing L. Johnsen. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 51', with J. Reynolds replacing I. James. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 64', with Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez replacing K. Cabrera. Diego Borges received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 66'. S. Berhalter received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 69'. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Diego Borges replacing Jansen Miller. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 71', with C. Harris replacing S. Afrifa. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 74', with S. Berhalter replacing O. Larraz. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 74', with B. White replacing R. Elloumi. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 81', with E. Sabbi replacing C. Sabaly. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 5th substitution at 82', with É. Ocampo replacing N. Djordjevic. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 87', with Capita replacing M. Suleymanov.

Vancouver Whitecaps used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 5 substitutions. Vancouver Whitecaps got 1 yellow card, while Sporting Kansas City got 2 yellow cards.