Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 10 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (Canada)
- Assistant 2 Twayne Anderson (Canada)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 3–0 W 11 Apr New York City FC H 2–0 W 05 Apr Portland Timbers H 3–2 W 22 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L 15 Mar Minnesota United FC H 6–0 W 08 Mar Portland Timbers A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–3 L 12 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L 04 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L 22 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–4 L 15 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W 08 Mar San Diego FC H 0–1 L Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting Kansas City #17 Position #30 25 Points 5 10 Played 10 8 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 7 26 Scored 8 6 Conceded 26 +20 GD -18 2.50 PPG 0.50 80% Win % 10% Key Stats
41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 17th (25 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (5 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at BC Place. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Capita made 103 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 13' Emmanuel Sabbi puts Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the lead.
- 18' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 23' What a strike from Bruno Caicedo! The score is 2-0.
- 28' GOAL! Thomas Muller scores on 28. Assisted by Emmanuel Sabbi
- 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Calvin Harris on 32.
- 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yohei Takaoka suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 47' Edier Ocampo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 51' The supporters are chanting for Ian James. He replaces Justin Reynolds on 51 minute.
- 56' Mathias Laborda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ethan Bartlow, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Caicedo departs to be replaced by Kenji Cabrera.
- 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego on 66.
- 69' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
- 70' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Diego by Jansen Miller on 70 minute.
- 71' Stephen Afrira is replacing Calvin Harris for the Sporting Kansas City side.
- 74' The whistle greets Brian White as he departs to be replaced by Rayan Elloumi.
- 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 81' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cheikh Sabaly is hanging Emmanuel Sabbi on the field on 81 minute.
- 82' Nikola Djordjevic is replacing Edier Ocampo for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
- 87' The whistle greets Capita as he departs to be replaced by Magomed Suleymanov.
- Another three points for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 13
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Brian White ↓ Rayan Elloumi 74'
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Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Cheikh Sabaly 81'
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Bruno Caicedo ↓ Kenji Cabrera 64'
Bench- 32
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Oliver Larraz ↑ 74'
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Kenji Cabrera ↑ 64'
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Cheikh Sabaly ↑ 81'
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Rayan Elloumi ↑ 74'
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Nikola Djordjevic ↑ 82'
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Coach Jesper SørensenSporting Kansas City
4-3-3Starting XI- 6
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Capita ↓ Magomed Suleymanov 87'
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Calvin Harris ↓ Stephen Afrira 71'
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Justin Reynolds ↓ Ian James 51'
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Diego ↓ Jansen Miller 70'
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Lasse Berg Johnsen ↑ 51'
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Magomed Suleymanov ↑ 87'
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Stephen Afrira ↑ 71'
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Ian James ↑ 51'
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Jansen Miller ↑ 70'
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Coach Raphaël Wicky -
Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC WSporting Kansas City Form
2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-03-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 San Diego FC L