Major League Soccer · Matchday 22
- Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:30:00 UTCChildren's Mercy ParkMatchday 22
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Sporting Kansas City 39%Draw 34%Vancouver Whitecaps 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Sporting Kansas CityVancouver Whitecaps
44Possession56
0.37Expected goals (xG)2.57
8Shots16
0Shots on target6
3Shots off target8
5Blocked shots2
5Shots inside box14
3Shots outside box2
1Corners4
1Offsides0
15Fouls21
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Saves0
365Passes478
306Accurate passes415
84Pass accuracy87
Match events
- 40'Thomas Müller · penalty
- 45'Bruno Caicedo
- 46'Osvaldo Capemba → Stephen Afrifa
- 48'Brian White (assist Oliver Larraz)
- 51'Tate Johnson
- 57'Justin Reynolds → Ian James
- 62'Oliver Larraz ← Jeevan Badwal
- 62'Bruno Caicedo ← Emmanuel Sabbi
- 66'Jacob Bartlett
- 66'Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov → André Luiz
- 70'Tate Johnson ← Samuel Adekugbe
- 73'Stephen Afrifa
- 87'Brian White ← Rayan Elloumi
- 87'Ryan Gauld ← Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
- 90'Moises Mosquera
- 90'Rayan Elloumi (assist Thomas Müller)
Sporting Kansas City · Vancouver Whitecaps
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
936.3↓66'Suleymanov
186.3Karic
146.3Harris
305.9Cleveland
36.0Mosquera
46.3Johnsen
56.3Blorian
76.3↓46'Capemba
136.3↓57'Reynolds
166.3↓66'Bartlett
196.3Calheira
138.6Müller
337.2Blackmon
206.8Cubas
17.3Takaoka
247.8↓87'White
87.5↓62'Larraz
256.8↓87'Gauld
27.2Laborda
187.2Vidal
146.5↓62'Caicedo
286.9↓70'Johnson
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Sporting Kansas City
- 93Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov6.3
- 18Emir Karic6.3
- 14Calvin Harris6.3
- 30Stefan Cleveland5.9
- 3Moises Mosquera6.0
- 4Lasse Berg Johnsen6.3
- 5Or Blorian6.3
- 7Osvaldo Capemba6.3
- 13Justin Reynolds6.3
- 16Jacob Bartlett6.3
- 19Taylor Calheira6.3
Vancouver Whitecaps
- 13Thomas Müller8.6
- 33Tristan Blackmon7.2
- 20Andrés Cubas6.8
- 1Yohei Takaoka7.3
- 24Brian White7.8
- 8Oliver Larraz7.5
- 25Ryan Gauld6.8
- 2Mathías Laborda7.2
- 18Édier Ocampo Vidal7.2
- 14Bruno Caicedo6.5
- 28Tate Johnson6.9
Sporting Kansas CityTale of the tapeVancouver Whitecaps
5-1-4Formation4-4-2
14 ptsTable34 pts
-30Goal difference+21
0Head-to-head wins4
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
Sporting Kansas City 0W0D4W Vancouver Whitecaps
Goals 0–11
- 2026-08-30Sporting Kansas City0–3Vancouver Whitecaps
- 2026-04-18Vancouver Whitecaps3–0Sporting Kansas City
- 2025-09-21Sporting Kansas City0–2Vancouver Whitecaps
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -30 | 14 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | +21 | 34 |