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Aug. 30, 2026 1 week, 6 days from now VS

Match Analysis

Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps
Sporting Kansas City L L W L L W
Vancouver Whitecaps D D L W L W
STRENGTH
SHOT CONVERSION
SHOTS ON TARGET
POSSESSION
SAVE RATE
ATTACKING POTENTIAL
DEFENSIVE POTENTIAL
EXPECTED GOALS
HEAD TO HEAD
WINS THE GAME
What do these metrics mean?
Strength
Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion
Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target
Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession
Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate
Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential
Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential
Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals
Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head
Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game
Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Head to Head History

Home Team Away Team Score Date
Vancouver Whitecaps Sporting Kansas City 3 - 0 April 18, 2026
Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 2 September 21, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps Sporting Kansas City 3 - 0 July 27, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps Sporting Kansas City 2 - 1 July 18, 2024
Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 2 May 30, 2024
Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps 3 - 0 July 2, 2023

Sporting Kansas City Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date Venue Opponent Score Result
Aug 2, 26 Home Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Loss
Jul 26, 26 Away Los Angeles FC 4 - 0 Loss
Jul 23, 26 Home Minnesota United FC 2 - 1 Win
Jul 17, 26 Away St. Louis City 3 - 2 Loss
May 24, 26 Home New York Red Bulls 1 - 2 Loss
May 17, 26 Away Austin 1 - 2 Win

Vancouver Whitecaps Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date Venue Opponent Score Result
Aug 1, 26 Home Los Angeles FC 1 - 1 Draw
Jul 26, 26 Away Minnesota United FC 0 - 0 Draw
Jul 22, 26 Away FC Cincinnati 4 - 3 Loss
May 24, 26 Away San Diego 2 - 4 Win
May 17, 26 Away Houston Dynamo 1 - 0 Loss
May 14, 26 Away FC Dallas 2 - 3 Win

Major League Soccer Table

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 17 10 4 3 38 17 +21 34
29 Sporting Kansas City 18 4 2 12 18 46 -28 14

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes
This prediction indicates that there is a 58.36% likelihood that both Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.
Vancouver Whitecaps to win
This prediction indicates that Vancouver Whitecaps has a 67.01% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 16.95 %
Over 1.5 goals
This prediction indicates that there is a 53.93% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.
Over 2.5 goals
This prediction indicates that there is a 67.62% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

Most Likely Scorelines

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