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Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps – Lineups & Match Details

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0. Goals: T. Müller (40' pen.), B. White (48'), R. Elloumi (90'). Sporting Kansas City had 44% possession against Vancouver Whitecaps's 56%. Shots on target: 0-6.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 22

Sunday, 30 August 2026

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

0 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps

Referee: Marcos de Oliveira, USA

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-4-2
Stefan Cleveland30Stefan ClevelandG
Justin Reynolds13Justin ReynoldsD
Moises Mosquera3Moises MosqueraD
Or Blorian5Or BlorianD
Emir Karić18Emir KarićD
Capita7CapitaM
Lasse Berg Johnsen4Lasse Berg JohnsenM
Jacob Bartlett16Jacob BartlettM
Calvin Harris14Calvin HarrisM
Shapi Suleymanov93Shapi SuleymanovF
Taylor Calheira19Taylor CalheiraF

Substitutes

17Stephen AfrifaF
2Ian JamesD
20Kwaku AgyabengM
11André LuizF
1John PulskampG
28Wyatt MeyerD
15Jansen MillerD
99Jayden ReidD
57Diego BorgesD
Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps4-2-3-1
Yohei Takaoka1Yohei TakaokaG
Édier Ocampo18Édier OcampoD
Mathías Laborda2Mathías LabordaD
Tristan Blackmon33Tristan BlackmonD
Tate Johnson28Tate JohnsonD
Oliver Larraz8Oliver LarrazM
Andrés Cubas20Andrés CubasM
Ryan Gauld25Ryan GauldM
Thomas Müller13Thomas MüllerM
Bruno Quiñonez14Bruno QuiñonezM
Brian White24Brian WhiteF

Substitutes

11Emmanuel SabbiF
59Jeevan BadwalM
3Sam AdekugbeD
19Rayan ElloumiF
7Cheick Tidiane SabalyF
32Isaac BoehmerG
41Nikola DjordjevicD
29Mihail GherasimencovD
26Jean-Claude NgandoM

Match Events

40'P

T. Müller

45'+4Y

Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez

46'S

Capita

Substitution 1

48'G

B. White

Assist: O. Larraz

51'Y

T. Johnson

57'S

J. Reynolds

Substitution 2

62'S

Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez

Substitution 1

62'S

O. Larraz

Substitution 2

66'S

J. Bartlett

Substitution 3

66'S

M. Suleymanov

Substitution 4

70'S

T. Johnson

Substitution 3

73'Y

S. Afrifa

87'S

R. Gauld

Substitution 4

87'S

B. White

Substitution 5

90'G

R. Elloumi

Assist: T. Müller

90'+5Y

M. Mosquera

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City
44%56%
Vancouver Whitecaps
0.37Expected Goals (xG)2.57
8Total Shots16
0Shots on Target6
1Corners4
15Fouls21
1Offsides0
84Pass Accuracy (%)87
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sporting Kansas City host Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, 30 August 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Sporting Kansas City go into the match 15th in the table; Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting Kansas City have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Vancouver Whitecaps have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 18 Apr 2026: Sporting Kansas City 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps; 21 Sept 2025: Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps; 27 Jul 2025: Sporting Kansas City 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0. Vancouver Whitecaps replied with T. Müller 40' (pen.), B. White 48', R. Elloumi 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting Kansas City held 44% of the ball against 56% for Vancouver Whitecaps. Shots on target finished 0-6. Expected goals read 0.37 for Sporting Kansas City, 2.57 for Vancouver Whitecaps.

Verdict

Vancouver Whitecaps take the three points; Sporting Kansas City look at a thin night for the home crowd. Sporting Kansas City sat 15th and Vancouver Whitecaps 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.