Match Report
Vancouver Whitecaps, 1st with 43 points, sat 16 points above Seattle Sounders (13th, 27). Recent form told a different story for Seattle Sounders: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. Per game in the league, Seattle Sounders were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.32, Vancouver Whitecaps 2.23 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Seattle Sounders had been beaten in six straight games. The last-five ledger: Seattle Sounders 0/15, Vancouver Whitecaps 6/15.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Seattle Sounders have 5 wins to Vancouver Whitecaps's 4, with 2 draws, at 2.91 goals per meeting. 64% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Seattle Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 68,740. A. Villarreal officiated: 56 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Vancouver Whitecaps: Rayan Elloumi (77'), Thomas Müller (82')
Key stats
Possession: Seattle Sounders 43% · Vancouver Whitecaps 57% · Total shots: 5-19 · On target: 0-6 · Corners: 1-8