MLS 2025 · 27 Jul 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 Sporting Kansas City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Vancouver Whitecaps favourites at 75%.

Vancouver Whitecaps won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 2.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Yohei Takaoka, 57.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Joaquín Fernández +9.5, Zorhan Bassong +9.1, Yohei Takaoka +8.6.

Well below it: John Pulskamp −15.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Yohei Takaoka Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.0	+8.6
Belal Halbouni Defender	1	0	0	–	52.5	–
Tristan Blackmon Defender	89	0	0	–	52.3	–
Bjorn Utvik Defender	90	0	0	–	46.7	+6.4
Jean-Claude Ngando Midfielder	81	1	0	0.27	46.0	–
Tate Johnson Defender	16	0	0	–	43.6	–
Mathías Laborda Defender	90	1	0	0.37	40.1	+3.4
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder	90	0	1	0.17	39.9	−0.1
Emmanuel Sabbi Midfielder	74	1	0	1.06	38.6	+2.5
Ralph Priso Defender	45	0	0	–	38.5	−0.4
Brian White Forward	90	0	0	0.20	37.9	−5.2
Andrés Cubas Midfielder	45	0	0	–	36.1	–
Jayden Nelson Forward	90	0	1	0.36	31.8	–
Édier Ocampo Defender	74	0	0	0.04	30.2	−1.2
Daniel Ríos Forward	16	0	0	0.06	19.1	–
Jeevan Badwal Midfielder	9	0	0	–	17.4	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Memo Rodríguez Midfielder	10	–	100.0	–
Santiago Muñoz Forward	30	0.13	56.3	–
Jacob Davis Defender	30	0.04	49.4	–
Joaquín Fernández Defender	90	–	48.0	+9.5
Tim Leibold Defender	60	–	43.2	–
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder	85	–	43.2	+9.1
Dejan Joveljić Forward	90	0.49	40.5	−1.6
Logan Ndenbe Defender	30	1.14	38.9	–
Nemanja Radoja Midfielder	60	0.07	38.7	–
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder	90	0.04	38.2	–
Mason Toye Forward	10	–	38.1	–
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder	85	–	36.1	+4.3
Dániel Sallói Midfielder	60	0.12	35.9	+3.0
John Pulskamp Goalkeeper	90	–	35.5	−15.3
Andrew Brody Defender	90	–	35.3	–
Jansen Miller Defender	90	–	34.5	−1.2