Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City
Ref: Elijio Arreguin, USABC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia · 54,405 cap
Match recap
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3–0 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Sabbi, Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez, and Müller scored for Vancouver Whitecaps. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.17 for Vancouver Whitecaps versus 0.13 for Sporting Kansas City. Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st in the Major League Soccer table while Sporting Kansas City are 15th.
First Half
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Sabbi
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Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
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Müller
Assist: Sabbi
32'
Harris
Yellow Card
Second Half
51'
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Tschantret
51'
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Reynolds
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Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez
66'
Diego Borges
Yellow Card
Berhalter
Yellow Card
70'
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Unknown
71'
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Harris
⇄
Berhalter
⇄
White
⇄
Sabbi
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Ocampo
87'
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Capita
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | +27 | 40 |
| 2 |  Houston Dynamo | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 38 |
| 14 |  Austin | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -30 | 15 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Vancouver WhitecapsSporting Kansas City
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.17VS0.13
Attack6 · 0 won
25
Shots
3
6
Shots on target
0
18
Shots in the box
2
7
Shots outside box
1
12
Shots off goal
1
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
452
Total passes
461
390
Accurate passes
398
86%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 1 won
15
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
2
-0.76
Goals prevented
-0.76
Vancouver Whitecaps
4-2-3-1
Sporting Kansas City
4-3-3Vancouver Whitecaps
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Y. TakaokaG
- 2M. LabordaD
- 11E. SabbiM
- 13T. MüllerM
- 14Bruno Steven Caicedo QuiñonezM
- 16S. BerhalterM
- 18É. OcampoD
- 20A. CubasM
- 24B. WhiteF
- 28T. JohnsonD
- 33T. BlackmonD
Substitutes
- 7C. SabalyF
- 8O. LarrazM
- 17K. CabreraF
- 19R. ElloumiF
- 22A. JacksonM
- 29M. GherasimencovD
- 32I. BoehmerG
- 41N. DjordjevicD
- 59J. BadwalM
Sporting Kansas City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1J. PulskampG
- 6Manu GarcíaM
- 7CapitaF
- 9D. JoveljićF
- 11C. HarrisF
- 13J. ReynoldsD
- 14M. TschantretM
- 16J. BartlettM
- 20K. AgyabengD
- 23E. BartlowD
Substitutes
- 2I. JamesD
- 4L. JohnsenM
- 8J. DavisM
- 12J. KortkampG
- 15Jansen MillerD
- 17S. AfrifaF
- 19T. CalheiraF
- 93M. SuleymanovF
- 99J. ReidD
Vancouver Whitecaps
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Müller(C) | M | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Emmanuel Sabbi | M | 81 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Bruno Quiñonez | M | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Tristan Blackmon | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tate Johnson | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Édier Ocampo | D | 82 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Mathías Laborda | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | M | 74 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Andres Cubas | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Yohei Takaoka | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian White | F | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Isaac Boehmer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aziel Jackson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mihail Gherasimencov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeevan Badwal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenji Cabrera | F | 26 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oliver Larraz | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Nikola Djordjevic | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheick Tidiane Sabaly | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rayan Elloumi | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | F | 87 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Manu García | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/6 |
| Ethan Bartlow | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Borges | D | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jacob Bartlett | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kwaku Agyabeng | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Dejan Joveljić(C) | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Calvin Harris | F | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| John Pulskamp | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macielo Tschantret | M | 51 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Reynolds | D | 51 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Taylor Calheira | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Davis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Kortkamp | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Reid | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | M | 39 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jansen Miller | D | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stephen Afrifa | F | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ian James | D | 39 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Magomed Shapi Suleymanov | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |