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Sporting Kansas City 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps: result and stats, Major League Soccer
Matchday 22
FT
- 40' (pen)T. Muller
- 48'B. White
- 90'R. Elloumi
Children's Mercy ParkM. De OliveiraCapacity 21,650Sun, 30 Aug 202602:30
Sporting Kansas CityLine ups
6.51corners2yellow cards0red cards
Line ups7.14corners2yellow cards0red cards
Assistant
Michael D'Agostino
Substitutions
- 46'
- 57'J. Reynolds
136.3I. James
26.5 - 66'J. Bartlett
166.7K. Agyabeng
206.7 - 66'S. Suleymanov
936.6Andre Luiz
116.5
Unused
- J. PulskampG
1 - J. MillerD
15 - Diego BorgesD
57 - J. ReidD
99 - W. MeyerD
28
AssistantMichael D'Agostino
Michael D'AgostinoSubstitutions
- 62'
- 62'B. Caicedo
146.9E. Sabbi
116.6 - 70'T. Johnson
286.7S. Adekugbe
37.2 - 87'B. White
246.7R. Elloumi
197.5 - 87'
Unused
- I. BoehmerG
32 - M. GherasimencovD
29 - N. DjordjevicD
41 - J. NgandoM
26
Home
OutJ. DavisInjury
OutO. WolffAnkle Injury
Away
OutK. G. Cabrera NakamuraFoot Injury
OutA. CvetkovicInactive
OutB. HalbouniKnee Injury
OutK. PokuMuscle Injury
OutR. PrisoAnkle Injury
OutR. VeselinovicKnee Injury
Player of the match
Thomas Müller
Midfielder · Vancouver Whitecaps
8.2
This match
Attacking
Goals1
Assists1
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Penalties1
Build-up
Passes41
Key passes5
Pass accuracy78%
Defending
Tackles1
Blocks1
Duels won2 · 20%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap one
Cleveland
Sporting Kansas City
3
Saves
3
Conceded
50%
Save %
+0.17
Prevented
Best save: Elloumi 90' · 0.60 xGOT
Top left · 1.9 m high · 10 m out · 25° angle
Takaoka
Vancouver Whitecaps
0
Saves
0
Conceded
n/a
Save %
0.00
Prevented
No shots on target faced
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan ClevelandG | 3 | 3 | 3,17 | +0,17 | 23/29 | 5/10 |
| Yohei TakaokaG | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 44/50 | 2/8 |
xG race
24 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Sporting Kansas City0,37 xG · 0 scoredVancouver Whitecaps2,57 xG · 3 scoredHow those chances were made
Sporting Kansas City16
Vancouver Whitecaps32
Shot map
8 v 16Sporting Kansas City shoot right, Vancouver Whitecaps left. Bigger dot = better chance.
SKCSporting Kansas CityVWVancouver Whitecapsgoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
13 on target · 3 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Sporting Kansas CityVancouver Whitecapsgoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Müller's 40' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,79 xG, scored.
Every shot on its minute, Sporting Kansas City above and Vancouver Whitecaps below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Sporting Kansas City8 shots · 0,37 xGVancouver Whitecaps16 shots · 2,57 xGThomas Müller
Vancouver Whitecaps
40'0,79 xGGoal
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Sporting Kansas City68% open play32% set piece
Vancouver Whitecaps49% open play21% set piece30% penalty
Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
Momentum
20 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Sporting Kansas City28% pressureVancouver Whitecaps72% pressureMatch replay
91'0-30%Draw 0%100%
0.37xG2.57
8Shots16
5On target8
Momentum
90' Saved Rayan Elloumi 0.10 xG · Regular play · Left footAverage positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
Sporting Kansas CityDefensive line 40%Vancouver WhitecapsDefensive line 37%An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
Sporting Kansas CityUntil 45'Most-connected pair: Johnsen and Karić, 11 passes between them.
Vancouver WhitecapsUntil 62'Most-connected pair: Blackmon and Laborda, 26 passes between them.
Tactical battle
33control67Brian White
8 touches in box
In possession
43,4%Field tilt56,6%
3Passes into box11
11Progressive passes29
8Carries into final third9
6Chances created14
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
11,09Press intensity (PPDA)7,37
7High turnovers10
8Regains within 5s9
31,1sBall recovery time27,4s
19Interceptions16
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
102Carries125
1338mCarry distance1374m
18Progressive carries9
676mProgressive carry distance718m
3Carries into the box4
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
11Take-ons won4
21Take-ons attempted8
198mProgressive pass distance472m
0Through balls0
5Switches of play9
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
0,45Expected threat (xT)1,50
-0,39Action value (VAEP)2,50
16Shot-creating actions32
0Goal-creating actions6
0,29Expected assisted goals1,63
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
3,9Passes per attack4,4
15,2sAttack duration14,1s
1,68 m/sAttack directness1,68 m/s
2Build-up attacks2
4Direct attacks10
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most.
T. MullerPenalty40'- Score
- 0–0→0–1
- Vancouver Whitecaps win chance
- 27%→80%
- xG of the shot
- 0.79
Live statsPossession & Passing
44%Possession56%
366Total passes476
83%Pass accuracy87%
1Corners4
Attack
7Shots16
0On target6
2Off target8
5Blocked shots2
Box & Quality
4Shots in box14
3Shots out box2
0.4xG2.6
Defense & Discipline
3Goalkeeper saves0
1Offsides0
15Fouls20
2Yellow cards2
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
0,18xG1,27
5Shots6
0On target1
0Big chances2
12Touches in box15
40%Possession60%
0Corners1
Second half
0,19xG1,31
3Shots10
0On target5
0Big chances2
8Touches in box20
49%Possession51%
1Corners3
More match stats
Attack
20Touches in box34
27Final third entries42
1Big chances4
0,00xG on target3,10
1Big chances missed1
Passing
3/19 (16%)Crosses6/14 (43%)
17/39 (44%)Long balls19/42 (45%)
12Throw-ins19
20Free kicks14
7Goal kicks7
Duels
52Total48
41/73 (56%)Ground32/73 (44%)
5/16 (31%)Aerial11/16 (69%)
13/21 (62%)Dribbles4/6 (67%)
5Dispossessed6
Defending
39Recoveries28
13Interceptions6
8Tackles13
75%Tackles won54%
22Clearances18
0Big chances scored3
1Big saves0
1Errors led to shot0
4Fouled in final third3
6,50Average rating7,97
Match summary
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 at Children's Mercy Park in the Major League Soccer. Vancouver Whitecaps led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: T. Muller (40' pen), B. White (48'), R. Elloumi (90') for Vancouver Whitecaps. In their last 25 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 10, Vancouver Whitecaps 12, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 50%SKC0%
X50%
VW50%
→ Winner: Vancouver Whitecaps
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor11%Form89%
20%Attack80%
15%Defence85%
25%Goal model (Poisson)75%
0%Head-to-head100%
14%Goals86%
17%Overall83%
Last 5 matches
Scored 2, conceded 11
Last 5 matches
Scored 8, conceded 2
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 34 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
71%1+ goal82%
32%2+ goals59%
15%3+ goals47%
They concede
94%1+ goal62%
68%2+ goals24%
47%3+ goals12%
21%4+ goals3%
Heaviest results
best 3-1 (H)·worst 0-6 (A)
best 6-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)
Compare teamsTeam formsLatestPts
15Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas CityWDLLL
261Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver WhitecapsWWWLW
64Venue spotlight
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
21,650
Capacity
Head-to-headLast 25 meetings
9Sporting Kansas CityWins9 wins
4Draws
Draws4
12Vancouver Whitecaps
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