Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps

30 August 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Marcos de Oliveira

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Thomas Müller 40’ (pen)
  • Brian White 48’
  • Rayan Elloumi 90’

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps won comfortably, 3-0 away at Sporting Kansas City. Vancouver Whitecaps led 1-0 at half-time.

Thomas Müller put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead from the penalty spot in the 40th minute, Brian White made it 0-2 in the 48th minute, and Rayan Elloumi made it 0-3 from a corner in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Vancouver Whitecaps created 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 0.37 from 8.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
7 Shots 16
0 Shots on target 6
1 Corners 4
60 Attacks 70
40 Dangerous attacks 51
366 Passes 476
83.1% Pass accuracy 86.8%
8 Tackles 13
15 Fouls 20
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps
Kick-off
3’
Corner
40’
Thomas MüllerPenalty0-1 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
45+4’
Bruno QuiñonezFoul
Half-time0-1
Stephen AfrifaCapita
46’
48’
Brian WhiteRight foot shot0-2 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Second half underway
51’
Tate JohnsonFoul
54’
Corner
56’
Corner
Ian JamesJustin Reynolds
57’
62’
Jeevan BadwalOliver Larraz
62’
Emmanuel SabbiBruno Quiñonez
André LuizShapi Suleymanov
66’
Kwaku AgyabengJacob Bartlett
66’
Corner
68’
70’
Sam AdekugbeTate Johnson
Stephen AfrifaFoul
73’
84’
Emmanuel SabbiShot on target
87’
Rayan ElloumiBrian White
87’
Cheick Tidiane SabalyRyan Gauld
89’
Rayan ElloumiShot on target
89’
Corner
90’
Rayan ElloumiRight foot shot0-3 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
90+4’
Rayan ElloumiShot on target
Moises MosqueraFoul
90+5’
Full-time0-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 2.57 40’ Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), 0-1 40’ 48’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 0-2 48’ 90’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), 0-3 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 2.57 40’ Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), 0-1 Müller 40’ 48’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 0-2 White 48’ 90’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), 0-3 Elloumi 90’
Sporting Kansas City 0.37 xGVancouver Whitecaps 2.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Vancouver Whitecaps attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking 
40’ Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 48’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 46’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 89’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 85’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+4’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 21’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Or Blorian (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Emir Karić (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Moises Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 48’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 90’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 46’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 89’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 85’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+4’ Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 21’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 56’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Édier Ocampo (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Or Blorian (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Moises Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Emir Karić (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cleveland
Karić
Mosquera
Blorian
Reynolds 57’
Capita 46’
Johnsen
Bartlett 66’
Harris
Calheira
Suleymanov 66’
Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Takaoka
Johnson 70’
Laborda
Blackmon
Ocampo
Larraz 62’
Cubas
Quiñonez 62’
Gauld 87’
Müller
White 87’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Stefan Cleveland
90′ 3 3 29 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Justin Reynolds Taken off
57′ 1 2 – 4 – 30 1 – – –
Moises Mosquera
90′ 2 6 1 5 2 52 2 – –
Or Blorian
90′ – 3 – 2 1 37 – – – –
Emir Karić
90′ 2 – – 5 1 43 1 – – –
Ian James Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – 1 – 10 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Capita Taken off
45′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – 3 1 3 –
Lasse Berg Johnsen
90′ – – 55 – 0.08 1 – 1 – – –
Jacob Bartlett Taken off
66′ – – 26 – 0.01 1 1 6 3 4 –
Calvin Harris
90′ – – 16 – 0.02 – – 6 3 3 –
Shapi Suleymanov Taken off
66′ – – 19 1 0.04 – 1 3 – 3 –
Kwaku Agyabeng Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 13 – 0.01 2 2 3 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Taylor Calheira
90′ – – – – – 0.09 1 2 1 16 –
Stephen Afrifa Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – 0.06 1 4 2 8
André Luiz Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sporting Kansas City LLLDL
Vancouver Whitecaps DDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.