Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City

27 July 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Lukasz Szpala

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

Emmanuel Sabbi 35’
Jean-Claude Ngando 43’
Mathías Laborda 87’

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Sporting Kansas City. Vancouver Whitecaps led 2-0 at half-time.

Emmanuel Sabbi put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 35th minute, Jean-Claude Ngando made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute, and Mathías Laborda made it 3-0 with a header in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Vancouver Whitecaps created 2.53 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 2.03 from 11.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%

21 Shots 11

5 Shots on target 3

9 Corners 4

471 Passes 405

90.7% Pass accuracy 81.5%

10 Tackles 17

17 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 2

5 Offsides 0

Key events

Vancouver Whitecaps Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

Emmanuel Sabbi

3’

27’

Dejan Joveljić

Emmanuel SabbiRight foot shot

1-0

35’

Jean-Claude NgandoRight foot shot

2-0

43’

Half-time2-0

Ralph PrisoAndrés Cubas

46’

Second half underway

Jayden NelsonShot on target

49’

52’

Tim Leibold

55’

Dániel SallóiShot on target

60’

Santiago MuñozDániel Sallói

60’

Jacob DavisNemanja Radoja

60’

Logan NdenbeTim Leibold

69’

Logan NdenbeShot on target

Daniel RíosEmmanuel Sabbi

74’

Tate JohnsonÉdier Ocampo

74’

Jeevan BadwalJean-Claude Ngando

81’

85’

Memo RodríguezZorhan Bassong

85’

Mason ToyeShapi Suleymanov

Mathías LabordaHeader

3-0

87’

Belal HalbouniTristan Blackmon

89’

Daniel RíosShot on target

89’

90+2’

Logan NdenbeShot on target

Full-time3-0

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps 2.53 xGSporting Kansas City 2.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Vancouver Whitecaps attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3-3 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Yohei Takaoka	90′	3	0	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Édier Ocampo Taken off	74′	1	1	–	2	–	36	2	–	–	–
Tristan Blackmon Taken off	89′	5	–	–	9	3	84	1	–	–	–
Bjorn Utvik	90′	1	–	–	4	3	58	–	–	–	–
Mathías Laborda	90′	–	1	–	5	4	39	1	1	–	–
Ralph Priso Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	1	–	30	3	–	–	–
Tate Johnson Came on as a substitute	16′	–	1	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–
Belal Halbouni Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Sebastian Berhalter	90′	–	1	73	4	0.44	–	2	2	–	–	–
Andrés Cubas Taken off	45′	–	–	35	1	0.02	1	–	1	2	–	–
Jean-Claude Ngando Taken off	81′	1	–	29	2	0.07	–	1	5	1	5	–
Emmanuel Sabbi Taken off	74′	1	–	15	–	0.02	–	1	4	1	2	–
Jayden Nelson	90′	–	1	21	4	0.77	2	–	4	5	1	–
Jeevan Badwal Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	5	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Brian White	90′	–	–	1	–	0.20	0.10	1	1	–	11	–
Daniel Ríos Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	1	0.06	0.00	–	3	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	2	3	29	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Andrew Brody	90′	2	1	–	4	1	26	–	–	–	–
Jansen Miller	90′	2	–	–	10	1	42	1	–	–	–
Joaquín Fernández	90′	3	2	–	7	2	42	–	–	–	–
Tim Leibold Taken off	60′	1	1	–	2	–	29	2	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe Came on as a substitute	30′	1	–	–	2	–	13	–	–	–	–
Jacob Davis Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	1	–	26	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Nemanja Radoja Taken off	60′	–	–	20	–	0.00	2	1	4	3	1	–
Jacob Bartlett	90′	–	–	50	–	0.01	1	1	1	2	–	–
Zorhan Bassong Taken off	85′	–	–	42	–	0.06	2	2	2	1	–	–
Shapi Suleymanov Taken off	85′	–	–	22	–	0.03	–	–	3	–	2	–
Dániel Sallói Taken off	60′	–	–	15	1	0.14	–	1	1	1	–	–
Santiago Muñoz Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	13	–	0.01	1	–	6	–	2	–
Memo Rodríguez Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	8	2	0.34	1	–	1	1	–	–
Mason Toye Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Dejan Joveljić	90′	–	–	2	–	0.49	0.03	1	6	2	28	–

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 W L L W D

Sporting Kansas City W D W L D

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Sporting Kansas City, 18 Jul 24 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps, 21 Sep 25 All Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.