Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Vancouver Whitecaps (1st, 43 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Sporting KC (15th, 15 pts). Sporting KC had been under-performing their position — 30th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Per game in the league, Sporting KC were scoring 1 and conceding 2.52, Vancouver Whitecaps 2.23 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Sporting KC had gone 5 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Sporting KC, 8/15 for Vancouver Whitecaps.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 1 for Sporting KC, 6 for Vancouver Whitecaps and 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (capacity 18,467). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vancouver Whitecaps led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Vancouver Whitecaps: Thomas Müller (40'), Brian White (48'), Rayan Elloumi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting KC 44% · Vancouver Whitecaps 56% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 0-6 · Corners: 1-4