Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders

21 May 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pedro Vite 44’
  • Stefan Frei 58’ (og)

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2-0 at home to Seattle Sounders. Vancouver Whitecaps led 1-0 at half-time.

Pedro Vite put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 44th minute and Frei's own goal made it 2-0 in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Vancouver Whitecaps created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Seattle Sounders's 0.48 from 8.

Key events

Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle Sounders
Kick-off
Pedro ViteFoul
10’
Ali AhmedFoul
34’
41’
Léo ChúFoul
Pedro ViteLeft foot shot1-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
44’
Half-time1-0
46’
Dylan TevesLéo Chú
46’
Cody BakerNouhou Tolo
Second half underway
49’
Albert RusnákFoul
Brian WhiteShot on target
54’
Stefan FreiOwn goal2-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
58’
Ryan GauldShot on target
58’
64’
Reed Baker-WhitingAlex Roldán
64’
HéberJordan Morris
Julian GresselPedro Vite
64’
Alessandro SchöpfAli Ahmed
64’
65’
Albert RusnákShot on target
70’
Josh AtencioFoul
Sebastian BerhalterShot on target
73’
Brian WhiteShot on target
76’
80’
João PauloJosh Atencio
Simon BecherRyan Gauld
83’
Sergio CórdovaBrian White
83’
Karifa YaoAndrés Cubas
90+1’
Sergio CórdovaFoul
90+2’
Full-time2-0

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 2.40 0.48 44’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-0 44’ 58’ Stefan Frei (Vancouver Whitecaps) own goal, 2-0 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 0.48 44’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-0 Vite 44’ 58’ Stefan Frei (Vancouver Whitecaps) own goal, 2-0 Frei 58’
Vancouver Whitecaps 2.40 xGSeattle Sounders 0.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Seattle Sounders attacking Vancouver Whitecaps attacking 
76’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 44’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 73’ Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 15’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 57’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 27’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 3’ Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 76’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 87’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Héber (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders), own goal 76’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 44’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 73’ Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 15’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.27 xG, off target 57’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 27’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 3’ Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 58’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 87’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Héber (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders), own goal
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Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Takaoka
Laborda
Blackmon
Brown
Berhalter
Cubas 90’
Martins
Vite 64’
Ahmed 64’
Gauld 83’
White 83’
Seattle Sounders 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Frei
Tolo 46’
Gómez
Arreaga
Roldán 64’
Atencio 80’
Lodeiro
Chú 46’
Rusnák
Morris 64’
Montero

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Yohei Takaoka
90′ 1 0 29 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Javain Brown
90′ 3 3 – 4 1 47 2 – – –
Mathías Laborda
90′ 2 2 1 4 1 45 – – – –
Tristan Blackmon
90′ 1 1 1 4 3 38 1 – – –
Julian Gressel Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – 2 – 15 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Ali Ahmed Taken off
64′ – – 30 1 0.07 2 2 6 2 1
Sebastian Berhalter
90′ – – 36 2 0.77 3 1 5 4 1 –
Andrés Cubas Taken off
89′ – – 42 – 0.01 2 1 5 3 2 –
Luís Martins
90′ – – 49 3 0.58 3 – 3 – – –
Pedro Vite Taken off
64′ 1 – 32 – 0.01 – 1 2 – –
Ryan Gauld Taken off
83′ – – 38 4 0.27 1 – 6 2 2 –
Alessandro Schöpf Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 9 – 0.05 3 – 4 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Brian White Taken off
83′ – – 2 2 0.56 0.04 1 7 2 17 –
Sergio Córdova Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 1 2
Simon Becher Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 0.12 1 – – 2 –
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

Vancouver Whitecaps DDWLL
Seattle Sounders WDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Seattle Sounders, 18 Sep 22 Next meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-3 Seattle Sounders, 09 Jul 23  All Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders meetings

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