Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps — MLS, 21 Sep 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 in the MLS on 21 September 2025 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas. Édier Ocampo, Kenji Cabrera got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 1 and Vancouver Whitecaps 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-12'assist: Emmanuel Sabbi
- 10'Foul
- 0-243'assist: Ali Ahmed
- 44'Foul
- Half-time0-2
- 53'Time wasting
- 56'Foul
- 65'
- 65'
- 65'
- 65'
- 66'
- 74'—out: Stephen Afrifa
- 80'
- 81'
- 82'Foul
- 84'
- 84'out: J. Miller
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- 90+6'Time wasting
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Sporting Kansas City
- 7.2Jacob DavisM
- 7.2Manu GarcíaM
- 7.0Stephen AfrifaF
- 7.0Magomed-Shapi SuleymanovM
- 7.0Erik ThommyM
- 7.0Zorhan BassongM
- 6.7John PulskampG
- 6.7Dejan JoveljićF
- 6.7Mason ToyeF
- 6.6Jansen MillerD
- 6.6Khiry SheltonD
- 6.6Santiago MuñózM
- 6.6Jacob BartlettD
- 6.6Ian JamesD
- 6.3Logan NdenbeD
- 6.3Alán MontesD
Vancouver Whitecaps
- 8.3Édier OcampoD
- 8.2Kenji CabreraM
- 7.7Sebastian BerhalterM
- 7.7Mathías LabordaD
- 7.6Ali AhmedM
- 7.2Yohei TakaokaG
- 7.2Emmanuel SabbiM
- 7.0Tate JohnsonD
- 6.9Belal HalbouniD
- 6.9Daniel RíosF
- 6.7Jean-Claude NgandoM
- 6.6Adrián CubasM
- 6.5Jeevan BadwalM
- 6.3Rayan ElloumiF
- 6.2Jayden NelsonF
Line-ups
Vancouver Whitecaps4-2-3-1
Sporting Kansas City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Sporting Kansas CityKerry Zavagnin
Substitutes
- 21M. Garcia65'M7.2
- 14T. LeiboldD
- 6N. RadojaM
- 8M. RodriguezM
- 13M. Toye65'F6.7
- 15J. Miller84'D6.6
- 16Jacob Bartlett84'D6.6
- 30Stephen Afrifa74'F7.0
- 36Ryan ScheweG
Vancouver WhitecapsJesper Ingemann Sørensen
Substitutes
- 26Jean-Claude Ngando65'M6.7
- 7Jayden Nelson65'F6.2
- 6Ralph-William Priso90+2'M
- 32Isaac BoehmerG
- 27G. Bovalina90+2'D
- 42N. PierreF
- 59Jeevan Badwal80'M6.5
- 53M. O'NeillD
- 75Rayan Elloumi81'F6.3
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
0.56Expected goals (xG)1.28
10Total shots12
1Shots on target4
3Shots off target3
6Blocked shots5
8Corners1
0Offsides1
7Fouls16
2Yellow cards5
2Goalkeeper saves1
0.07Goals prevented0.07
533Total passes571
449Accurate passes502
84%Pass accuracy88%
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Davis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | 7.2 |
| Manu García | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Stephen Afrifa | 16 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov | 65 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Erik Thommy | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Zorhan Bassong | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| John Pulskamp | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Dejan Joveljić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Mason Toye | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jansen Miller | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Khiry Shelton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Santiago Muñóz | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jacob Bartlett | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ian James | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Logan Ndenbe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alán Montes | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Vancouver Whitecaps
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Édier Ocampo | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Kenji Cabrera | 65 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Mathías Laborda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Ali Ahmed | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Yohei Takaoka | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Emmanuel Sabbi | 65 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Tate Johnson | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Belal Halbouni | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Daniel Ríos | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jean-Claude Ngando | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Adrián Cubas | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Jeevan Badwal | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Rayan Elloumi | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jayden Nelson | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Sporting Kansas CityLLWLL
- L14 Sept 25AReal Salt Lake1-2
- L07 Sept 25HAustin1-2
- W31 Aug 25HColorado Rapids4-2
- L25 Aug 25ASeattle Sounders2-5
- L16 Aug 25AOrlando City SC1-3
Vancouver WhitecapsWWDLW
- W14 Sept 25HPhiladelphia Union7-0
- W24 Aug 25HSt. Louis City3-2
- D18 Aug 25HHouston Dynamo1-1
- L10 Aug 25ASan Jose Earthquakes1-2
- W27 Jul 25HSporting Kansas City3-0
Head-to-head
- 27 Jul 25Vancouver Whitecaps3-0Sporting Kansas City
- 18 Jul 24Vancouver Whitecaps2-1Sporting Kansas City
- 30 May 24Sporting Kansas City1-2Vancouver Whitecaps
- 02 Jul 23Sporting Kansas City3-0Vancouver Whitecaps
- 04 Jun 23Vancouver Whitecaps1-1Sporting Kansas City
- 29 May 22Sporting Kansas City0-1Vancouver Whitecaps
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