Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps

Major League Soccer · Thu, 30 May 2024 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Vancouver Whitecaps · Head-to-head

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps — Vancouver Whitecaps won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2–1 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Thursday 30 May. Sporting Kansas City have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Vancouver Whitecaps led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Vancouver Whitecaps: R. Gauld (39’, 82’); Sporting Kansas City: M. Tzionis (90+2’, assisted by Khiry Shelton).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sporting Kansas City 0.81, Vancouver Whitecaps 1.92, from 8 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Mendoza showed three yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: Khiry Shelton (42’) and Robert Castellanos (75’); Vancouver Whitecaps: Bjorn Utvik (6’).

What it changes

Sporting Kansas City have scored 49 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 14 clubs (2024 so far, after 31 games, ranked per game). Sporting Kansas City have conceded 58 goals, the third-most of the 14 clubs.

Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 47 goals, the sixth-most of the 14 clubs (2024 so far, after 28 games, ranked per game). Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded 36 goals, the third-fewest of the 14 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) 11.1, Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps) 6.5 and M. Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) 5.7 led the match.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: R. Mendoza
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 1 · Vancouver Whitecaps 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 2W 0D 3L · Vancouver Whitecaps 0W 2D 3L

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.67 / 6.71

Corners

against 5.17 / 5.43 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.17 / 4.14

Shots on target

against 5.83 / 3.71 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.67 / 2.14

Cards

against 2 / 2.57 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.67 yellows

Referee · R. Mendoza

22.5 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 May 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 26 May 2024. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.67 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.71 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.5 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.86 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.17 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.14 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.17 for · 13.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	8.71 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Mendoza — 3.67 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 22.5 fouls over 6 matches.

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Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Goalkeeper

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Timothy Melia	13	901174 min	453.4 /90	251.9 /90	10.1 /90
J. Pulskamp	1	9797 min	43.7 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Timothy Melia n 8	90	3.1 7/5
J. Pulskamp n 8	90.9	2.7 6/5

Sporting Kansas City Defensive

Sporting Kansas City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Davis	13	911179 min	382.9 /90	161.2 /90	50.4 /90	534 /90	151.1 /90	50.4 /90
Tim Leibold	13	881145 min	372.9 /90	161.3 /90	20.2 /90	635 /90	151.2 /90	20.2 /90
D. Rosero	11	90994 min	121.1 /90	111 /90	70.6 /90	454.1 /90	171.5 /90	30.3 /90
Andreu Fontàs	10	91911 min	121.2 /90	202 /90	40.4 /90	282.8 /90	90.9 /90	40.4 /90
Robert Voloder	6	91547 min	111.8 /90	50.8 /90	40.7 /90	254.1 /90	50.8 /90	00 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Dániel Sallói n 8	84.5	1.6 7/3	1.2 6/2	—
J. Davis n 8	90.6	1.2 6/4	0.5 2/2	—
N. Radoja n 8	90	1.6 7/4	0.9 5/2	—
Timothy Melia n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
Tim Leibold n 8	88.9	1.3 6/4	0.9 5/2	—
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Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Dániel Sallói n 8	84.5	0.5 4/0
J. Davis n 8	90.6	3.5 7/6
N. Radoja n 8	90	1.8 8/4
Tim Leibold n 8	88.9	2.7 7/6
E. Thommy n 8	81	1.4 6/3
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Sporting Kansas City Attacking

Sporting Kansas City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Dániel Sallói	14	861200 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	181.4 /90	110.8 /90	110.8 /90	110.8 /90
A. Pulido	13	76991 min	30.3 /90	20.2 /90	121.1 /90	70.6 /90	111 /90	40.4 /90
J. Russell	11	63688 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	131.7 /90	50.7 /90	91.2 /90	81 /90
W. Agada	10	62618 min	30.4 /90	20.3 /90	213.1 /90	121.7 /90	101.5 /90	10.1 /90
M. Tzionis	4	26103 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	32.6 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Dániel Sallói n 8	84.5	1.2 6/3	0.9 6/1
J. Davis n 8	90.6	0.6 5/0	0.2 2/0
N. Radoja n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Timothy Melia n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tim Leibold n 8	88.9	0.4 2/1	0.3 1/1
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Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Dániel Sallói n 8	84.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Davis n 8	90.6	0.2 2/0	0.1 1/0
N. Radoja n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Timothy Melia n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tim Leibold n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps Goalkeeper

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Yohei Takaoka	14	911270 min	402.8 /90	171.2 /90	00 /90

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90.3	3 6/3

Vancouver Whitecaps Defensive

Vancouver Whitecaps — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Tristan Blackmon	14	811136 min	40.3 /90	70.6 /90	80.6 /90	312.5 /90	40.3 /90	10.1 /90
Ranko Veselinović	13	881147 min	90.7 /90	80.6 /90	80.6 /90	332.6 /90	60.5 /90	20.2 /90
Mathías Laborda	10	84838 min	181.9 /90	141.5 /90	70.8 /90	454.8 /90	50.5 /90	20.2 /90
J. Brown	7	64445 min	71.4 /90	40.8 /90	40.8 /90	255.1 /90	20.4 /90	00 /90
Luís Martins	7	36252 min	20.7 /90	41.4 /90	00 /90	62.1 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90.3	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
R. Gauld n 8	89.1	0.9 4/2	1 7/1	—
Tristan Blackmon n 8	82.5	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0	—
P. Vite n 8	66.3	1 4/1	1.9 6/4	—
A. Ahmed n 8	78.4	1.3 7/2	2.4 8/6	—
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Gauld n 8	89.1	1.5 7/3
Tristan Blackmon n 8	82.5	0.3 2/0
P. Vite n 8	66.3	2 6/3
A. Ahmed n 8	78.4	1.6 5/3
Ranko Veselinović n 8	86.1	0.3 2/0
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Vancouver Whitecaps Attacking

Vancouver Whitecaps — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
R. Gauld	14	891249 min	50.4 /90	10.1 /90	241.7 /90	130.9 /90	382.7 /90	40.3 /90
Brian White	13	861124 min	50.4 /90	20.2 /90	221.8 /90	90.7 /90	110.9 /90	50.4 /90
Fafà Picault	11	62680 min	30.4 /90	20.3 /90	172.3 /90	70.9 /90	81.1 /90	182.4 /90
D. Kreilach	5	59295 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	30.9 /90	30.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90
S. Adekugbe	5	46229 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	31.2 /90	00 /90	72.8 /90	00 /90
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Gauld n 8	89.1	1.4 6/1	0.8 5/1
Tristan Blackmon n 8	82.5	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
P. Vite n 8	66.3	0.8 4/1	0.5 3/0
A. Ahmed n 8	78.4	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
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Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vancouver Whitecaps before kick-off, to 26 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Gauld n 8	89.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Tristan Blackmon n 8	82.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Vite n 8	66.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Ahmed n 8	78.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Vancouver Whitecaps
60%	Possession	40%
0.81	Expected goals (xG)	1.92
8	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	2
3	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	3
6	Shots inside the box	10
4	Corners	4
2	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	2
557	Passes	361
87%	Pass accuracy	78%

Sporting Kansas City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Pulskamp	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Khiry Shelton	90	0	1	0	0	2	3	Y	7.2
D. Rosero	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
Robert Castellanos	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
N. Radoja	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Felipe Hernández	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
J. Davis	79	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
Zorhan Bassong	57	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
A. Vargas	57	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
W. Agada	57	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.7
S. Afrifa	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Dániel Sallói sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Tim Leibold sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Pulido sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Russell sub	33	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Tzionis sub	11	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.7

Vancouver Whitecaps Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Brown	90	0	3	0	0	1	0	7
Ranko Veselinović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Bjorn Utvik	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
Sebastian Berhalter	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
Andrés Cubas	90	0	0	0	0	7	0	7.3
A. Schopf	89	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Gauld	89	2	3	2	3	2	0	9.5
Luís Martins	77	0	0	0	3	1	0	7
Ryan Raposo	70	0	1	0	2	4	0	7.2
Brian White	70	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
Fafà Picault sub	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Ahmed sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Mathías Laborda sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Giuseppe Bovalina sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
L. Johnson sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Vancouver WhitecapsDLLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 1 draw · Vancouver Whitecaps 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 Sporting Kansas City
2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Sporting Kansas City
2021-11-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#13 pos31 pts34 pl-15 GD

Vancouver Whitecaps#8 pos47 pts34 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.5

Vancouver Whitecaps scored1.53

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.94

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.44

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, Vancouver Whitecaps won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 2W 0D 3L; Vancouver Whitecaps 0W 2D 3L.

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