MLS 2025 · 21 Sep 2025

Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Vancouver Whitecaps favourites at 50%.

Vancouver Whitecaps won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Yohei Takaoka, 56.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jacob Davis +15.3, Édier Ocampo +12.4.

Well below it: Ali Ahmed −35.9, Belal Halbouni −12.8, Sebastian Berhalter −8.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

27 Jul 2025	Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 Sporting Kansas City MLS

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Jansen Miller Defender	12	–	82.6	–
Stephen Afrifa Forward	16	–	58.8	–
Manu García Midfielder	25	0.03	53.7	–
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder	13	–	53.3	–
Jacob Davis Defender	90	0.06	45.7	+15.3
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder	65	–	44.3	+7.8
Alan Montes Defender	84	–	41.3	–
John Pulskamp Goalkeeper	90	–	41.1	−1.7
Santiago Muñoz Forward	65	0.26	40.5	−3.9
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder	84	–	38.8	−2.9
Mason Toye Forward	9	–	38.2	–
Dejan Joveljić Forward	90	–	37.6	−6.8
Khiry Shelton Defender	90	–	35.0	−1.3
Erik Thommy Midfielder	90	0.14	34.4	–
Logan Ndenbe Defender	90	0.06	32.4	+2.1
Ian James Defender	90	–	29.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Giuseppe Bovalina Defender	1	0	0	–	62.4	–
Yohei Takaoka Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	56.5	+6.1
Kenji Cabrera Forward	65	1	0	0.44	55.9	–
Andrés Cubas Midfielder	82	0	0	–	45.7	+5.4
Mathías Laborda Defender	90	0	0	–	45.6	+7.6
Ali Ahmed Midfielder	89	0	1	0.15	43.4	−35.9
Rayan Elloumi Forward	9	0	0	–	42.9	–
Édier Ocampo Defender	90	1	0	0.22	41.0	+12.4
Jean-Claude Ngando Midfielder	25	0	0	–	40.0	–
Ralph Priso Defender	1	0	0	–	39.9	–
Daniel Ríos Forward	81	0	0	0.19	37.8	−0.0
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	34.2	−8.5
Emmanuel Sabbi Midfielder	65	0	1	0.23	32.4	−4.5
Tate Johnson Defender	89	0	0	–	31.8	+1.9
Belal Halbouni Defender	90	0	0	–	30.3	−12.8
Jayden Nelson Forward	25	0	0	0.03	26.0	–
Jeevan Badwal Midfielder	8	0	0	–	9.9	–