Major League SoccerMLS Cup - Round 1FT
Sporting Kansas City
3-1
HT (2-1)
Vancouver Whitecaps FCChildren's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Last 5 meetings
Full H2HL
Sat
Apr 18
2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sporting Kansas City3
0
HT 3-0Regular Season - 8BC Place, VancouverE. Arreguin
L
Sun
Sep 21
2025
Sporting Kansas CityVancouver Whitecaps FC0
2
HT 0-2Regular Season - 31Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasChris Penso, USA
L
Sun
Jul 27
2025
Vancouver Whitecaps FCSporting Kansas City3
0
HT 2-0Regular Season - 25BC Place, VancouverLukasz Szpala, USA
L
Thu
Jul 18
2024
Vancouver Whitecaps FCSporting Kansas City2
1
HT 1-0Regular Season - 35BC Place, Vancouver, British ColumbiaM. de Oliveira
L
Thu
May 30
2024
Sporting Kansas CityVancouver Whitecaps FC1
2
HT 0-1Regular Season - 23Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasR. Mendoza
Note: advanced (ASA) stats are processed on a delay and may lag basic stats by up to a day after match completion.
Match events
- 17'K. SheltonAssist: G. Zusi
- 37'VAR — Penalty awarded
- 39'C. Dájome (pen.)
- 45+3'N. Isimat-Mirin
- 46'E. Godoy ↑F. Jungwirth ↓
- 58'G. ZusiAssist: D. Sallói
- 65'D. Caicedo ↑M. Godinho ↓
- 73'J. Brown ↑J. Nerwinski ↓
- 73'L. Cavallini ↑L. Owusu ↓
- 86'Bruno GasparArgument
- 87'R. Espinoza ↑G. Kinda ↓
- 89'Lucas Cavallini
- 90+2'Erik GodoyFoul
Expected Goals (ASA)
Score
Sporting Kansas City3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1
xG
Sporting Kansas City1.49
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1.29
xPoints
Sporting Kansas City0.00
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0.00
Vancouver Whitecaps FC ←
→ Sporting Kansas City
0' – 90'18 of 18 shots
0'45'90'
Team
Body
Pattern
Sporting Kansas CityVancouver Whitecaps FCFootHeaderGoalMarker size = xG
Period Breakdown
| Period | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | xG | Sh | G | xG | Sh | |
| 1H | 2 | 1.38 | 10 | 1 | 0.84 | 3 |
| 2H | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 0 | 0.48 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 1.49 | 12 | 1 | 1.31 | 6 |
Match stats
Sporting Kansas CityVancouver Whitecaps FC
- 37%Possession63%
- 12Shots6
- 5Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots0
- 7Shots inside box4
- 5Shots outside box2
- 303Passes505
- 207Accurate passes414
- 68%Pass accuracy82%
- 3Corners4
- 0Offsides1
- 10Fouls9
- 0Yellow cards3
- 3Saves2
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 29T. Melia
Defenders
- 8G. Zusi
- 3Fontàs
- 5N. Isimat-Mirin
- 36Luís Martins
Midfielders
- 6Ilie
- 17G. Kinda
- 54R. Walter
Forwards
- 7J. Russell
- 11K. Shelton
- 20D. Sallói
Substitutes
- 15R. Espinoza
- 1J. Pulskamp
- 13A. Dia
- 4R. Punčec
- 19G. Barber
- 32J. Mauri
- 28Cameron Duke
- 96W. Harris
- 9A. Pulido
Coach: P. Vermes
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Formation: 3-4-1-2
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 16M. Crépeau
Defenders
- 26F. Jungwirth
- 28J. Nerwinski
- 15A. Rose
Midfielders
- 6Bruno Gaspar
- 2M. Godinho
- 17L. Owusu
- 31R. Teibert
Forwards
- 25R. Gauld
- 11C. Dájome
- 24B. White
Substitutes
- 22E. Godoy
- 7D. Caicedo
- 23J. Brown
- 9L. Cavallini
- 27R. Raposo
- 4R. Veselinović
- 1T. Hasal
- 19Janio Bikel
- 87T. Ricketts
Coach: V. Sartini
Top performers
Sporting Kansas City- Graham Zusi1G 1A90'8.2
- Khiry Shelton1G90'7.9
- Nicolas Isimat-Mirin1G90'7.6
- Dániel Sallói1A90'7.5
- Andreu Fontàs90'7.3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC- Cristián Dájome1G90'7.3
- Andy Rose90'7.2
- Brian White90'7.0
- Erik Godoy45'6.9
- Déiber Caicedo25'6.9