Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City

Vancouver Whitecaps

3 - 0

Sporting Kansas City

🕒 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 03:30 Europe/London 📍 BC Place 🧑‍⚖️ Lukasz Szpala 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Vancouver Whitecaps 4 · Sporting Kansas City 27

Referee Stats

Lukasz Szpala

12 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.17
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	42%
Draws	33%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (21-11).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Vancouver Whitecaps (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

47 / 22

Avg: 2.47 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-12

Goals For / Against

21 / 38

Avg: 1.24 / 2.24

Points

Avg: 0.65

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

2.00

PPG

0.65

2.47

1.24

1.16

2.24

71%

O2.5

82%

65%

BTTS

71%

59%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Vancouver Whitecaps rank4th

Sporting Kansas City rank27th

Vancouver Whitecaps points63

Sporting Kansas City points28

Vancouver Whitecaps: #4 · 63 pts · GD +28

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting Kansas City: #27 · 28 pts · GD -24

37 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

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

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 home

L W D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index53

Goals16-6

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 last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals5-17

Record0-0-5

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 2.571%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.571%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home94%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet at home35%

Sporting Kansas City score away71%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Vancouver Whitecaps score first59%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first90%

Sporting Kansas City score first29%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vancouver Whitecaps 50% · Sporting Kansas City 18%

Avg first goal minute: Vancouver Whitecaps 22.5' · Sporting Kansas City 29.2'

Vs league average

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home2.47 vs 1.64

Vancouver Whitecaps concede at home1.16 vs 1.36

Sporting Kansas City score away1.24 vs 1.36

Sporting Kansas City concede away2.24 vs 1.64

Vancouver Whitecaps score 51% above league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 9% below league average.

Defensive side: Vancouver Whitecaps are 15% below league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 36% above 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.

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (home)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 10

16-30 7

61-75 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

471

405

Passes Accurate

427

330

Passes %

91%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' E. Sabbi

27'

27' D. Joveljić

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Sabbi

Normal Goal

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Ngando

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Cubas

1st substitution · For: R. Priso

52'

52' T. Leibold

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ T. Leibold

1st substitution · For: L. Ndenbe

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ N. Radoja

2nd substitution · For: J. Davis

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ D. Sallói

3rd substitution · For: S. Muñóz

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ E. Sabbi

2nd substitution · For: D. Ríos

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ É. Ocampo

3rd substitution · For: T. Johnson

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Ngando

4th substitution · For: J. Badwal

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Suleymanov

4th substitution · For: M. Toye

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Z. Bassong

5th substitution · For: M. Rodríguez

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

M. Laborda

Normal Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Blackmon

5th substitution · For: Belal Halbouni

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

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Sunday, 27 July 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Lukasz Szpala. It was played at BC Place.

First half: E. Sabbi received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 3'. D. Joveljić received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 27'. Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead at 35' when E. Sabbi scored, making the score 1-0. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 43' when J. Ngando scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Cubas replacing R. Priso. T. Leibold received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 52'. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 60', with T. Leibold replacing L. Ndenbe. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 60', with N. Radoja replacing J. Davis. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 60', with D. Sallói replacing S. Muñóz. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 74', with E. Sabbi replacing D. Ríos. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 74', with É. Ocampo replacing T. Johnson. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 81', with J. Ngando replacing J. Badwal. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 85', with M. Suleymanov replacing M. Toye. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 85', with Z. Bassong replacing M. Rodríguez. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 87' when M. Laborda scored, making the score 3-0. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 5th substitution at 88', with T. Blackmon replacing Belal Halbouni.

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.