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Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 02:30 UTCFull timeBC PlaceFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricVancouver WhitecapsSporting Kansas City
Shots25 shots/match▲3 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match▲0 shots/match
Expected goals3.06 xG/match▲0.14 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners6 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls15 fouls/match16 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match▲2 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Sporting Kansas City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Sporting Kansas City show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Sporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

17.9 shots/match▲ShotsVancouver Whitecaps · Sporting Kansas City6.63 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricVancouver WhitecapsSporting Kansas CityBaseline
Shots17.9 shots/match6.63 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against7.13 shots/match16.8 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Sporting Kansas City have a visible away split

weak

Sporting Kansas City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

5.5 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season6.63 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots5.5 shots/match6.63 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Vancouver Whitecaps have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.9%▲PossessionVancouver Whitecaps · Sporting Kansas City46.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricVancouver WhitecapsSporting Kansas CityBaseline
Possession54.9%46.3%50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Vancouver Whitecaps favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Sporting Kansas City in 0 · 3 too close

2.75 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 8/80.88 goals/match
0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 8/82.5 goals/match
2.92 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 5/50.57 xG/match
0.6 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 5/52.75 xG/match
17.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 8/86.63 shots/match
7.13 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 8/816.8 shots/match
7 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 8/82.75 shots/match
2.25 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 8/85.75 shots/match
54.9%Possessionseason · 8/846.3%
6.25 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/83 corners/match
3.88 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 8/87 corners/match
2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/31.33 cards/match
15.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/812.1 fouls/match
—Passesseason · 0/0—
—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—
—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—
—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—
—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—
—Offsidesseason · 0/0—
63%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 8/80%
88%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 8/863%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Vancouver Whitecaps81.7
Sporting Kansas City31.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Vancouver Whitecaps97.2
Sporting Kansas City8.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Vancouver Whitecaps93.9
Sporting Kansas City15
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Vancouver Whitecaps95
Sporting Kansas City1.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps67.5
Sporting Kansas City30
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 69%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps75
Sporting Kansas City5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Vancouver Whitecaps90
Sporting Kansas City15.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.8 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51 goals/match
0.6 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52.8 goals/match
2.92 xG/match▲Expected goals5/50.57 xG/match
20 shots/match▲Shots5/56.6 shots/match
7.8 shots/match▲Shots on target5/52.8 shots/match
52.8%Possession5/547.8%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/53 corners/match
—Cards0/0—
16 fouls/matchFouls5/513 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 8 matches
2.75 goals/match▲Goals scored8/80.88 goals/match
0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/82.5 goals/match
2.92 xG/match▲Expected goals5/50.57 xG/match
17.9 shots/match▲Shots8/86.63 shots/match
7 shots/match▲Shots on target8/82.75 shots/match
54.9%Possession8/846.3%
6.25 corners/matchCorners8/83 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards3/31.33 cards/match
15.3 fouls/matchFouls8/812.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 8 matches
2.75 goals/match▲Goals scored8/80.88 goals/match
0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/82.5 goals/match
2.92 xG/match▲Expected goals5/50.57 xG/match
17.9 shots/match▲Shots8/86.63 shots/match
7 shots/match▲Shots on target8/82.75 shots/match
54.9%Possession8/846.3%
6.25 corners/matchCorners8/83 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards3/31.33 cards/match
15.3 fouls/matchFouls8/812.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 4 matches
2.57 goals/match▲Goals scored7/40.75 goals/match
0.43 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/42.5 goals/match
2.92 xG/match▲Expected goals5/30.45 xG/match
18.1 shots/match▲Shots7/45.5 shots/match
6.86 shots/match▲Shots on target7/42 shots/match
54.7%Possession7/449%
6.14 corners/matchCorners7/42.5 corners/match
—Cards2/1—
15.6 fouls/matchFouls7/412.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.12 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.08 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsVancouver WhitecapsSporting Kansas City
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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