Vancouver Whitecaps v Seattle Sounders result

Full-time · Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 Seattle Sounders

Major League Soccer · Sun, 21 May 2023 03:30 BST · BC Place

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Vancouver Whitecaps · Seattle Sounders · Head-to-head

Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 Seattle Sounders — Vancouver Whitecaps won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Seattle Sounders 2–0 at BC Place in Major League Soccer on Sunday 21 May.

The goals

Vancouver Whitecaps led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Vancouver Whitecaps: P. Vite (44’); Seattle Sounders: an own goal by Stefan Frei (58’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Vancouver Whitecaps 2.40, Seattle Sounders 0.48, from 17 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Dickerson showed six yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Vancouver Whitecaps: P. Vite (10’), A. Ahmed (34’) and S. Cordova (90+2’); Seattle Sounders: Léo Chú (41’), Albert Rusnák (49’) and J. Atencio (70’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, P. Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps) 4.6, Y. Gomez Andrade (Seattle Sounders) 4.4 and Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps) 4.1 led the match.

Next up

Vancouver Whitecaps next travel to Colorado Rapids on 25 October 2026.

Seattle Sounders next travel to San Diego on 25 October 2026.

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

Next for Vancouver Whitecaps: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Seattle Sounders: San Diego v Seattle Sounders, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 Seattle Sounders · Major League Soccer
Venue: BC Place · Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee: J. Dickerson
Head-to-head (last 6): Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · draws 2 · Seattle Sounders 3 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Vancouver Whitecaps 1W 2D 2L · Seattle Sounders 1W 1D 3L

Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 Seattle Sounders (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.33 / 6

Corners

against 3.67 / 4.17 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.5 / 3

Shots on target

against 4 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 1.67

Cards

against 1.17 / 3.33 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.82 yellows

Referee · J. Dickerson

1.55 home / 2.27 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against	Line	Seattle Sounders for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.17 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	7.33 for · 10.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Dickerson — 3.82 yellow cards a game, 0.36 red cards, 21.64 fouls over 11 matches (1.55 to the home side, 2.27 to the away side).

Home 1.55Away 2.27

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. 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
Andrés Cubas n 8	76.9	2.5 7/4	0.7 3/1	—
A. Ahmed n 8	61.4	2.4 6/4	2.9 7/5	—
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	37.6	2.1 4/2	0.6 2/0	—
Déiber Caicedo n 8	27.8	2 4/1	0.8 2/0	—
J. Brown n 8	75.8	1.6 5/3	1 6/1	—

Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brian White n 8	74.3	3.2 8/7	1.8 7/4
S. Becher n 8	46	2.7 7/3	1.7 5/2
Déiber Caicedo n 8	27.8	2.4 4/2	1.2 2/1
J. Gressel n 8	85.5	2.2 6/4	0.9 4/2
P. Vite n 8	71.9	2 7/5	0.9 4/2

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Becher n 8	46	1 3/1	0.2 1/0
Brian White n 8	74.3	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
A. Ahmed n 8	61.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Cristián Dájome n 8	29.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	37.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	37.6	4.5 4/4
A. Ahmed n 8	61.4	4 7/5
Mathías Laborda n 8	55.6	3.4 4/4
Andrés Cubas n 8	76.9	2.5 7/4
R. Gauld n 8	83.6	2.4 8/3

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	2.4 5/3

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. 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
E. Dobbelaere n 3	11.3	2.6 1/0	0 0/0	—
Léo Chú n 8	63.1	1.8 5/3	1.2 5/2	—
D. Leyva n 8	29.6	1.5 3/1	3.8 5/4	—
João Paulo n 8	84.9	1.3 7/3	2.4 6/6	—
X. Arreaga n 8	33.5	1.3 2/1	0.7 2/0	—

Seattle Sounders — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Dobbelaere n 3	11.3	5.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Ruidíaz n 8	46.4	2.9 6/4	1.7 6/1
F. Montero n 8	17.1	2.6 4/0	1.3 2/0
Héber n 8	63.5	2.3 5/3	1.2 3/1
Nicolás Lodeiro n 8	87.5	2.1 7/5	0.8 4/1

Seattle Sounders — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Paul Rothrock n 3	16	1.9 1/0	0 0/0
F. Montero n 8	17.1	0.7 1/0	0.7 1/0
Léo Chú n 8	63.1	0.2 1/0	0.7 2/1
R. Ruidíaz n 8	46.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Nicolás Lodeiro n 8	87.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Seattle Sounders — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Baker-Whiting n 3	24.3	4.9 1/1
Paul Rothrock n 3	16	3.8 1/1
João Paulo n 8	84.9	3 6/4
J. Atencio n 8	39	2.9 5/3
Nouhou Tolo n 8	69.8	2.6 6/4

Seattle Sounders — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Stefan Frei n 8	90	3.1 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Vancouver Whitecaps		Seattle Sounders
45%	Possession	55%
2.40	Expected goals (xG)	0.48
17	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	1
8	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	3
12	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	9
0	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
431	Passes	508
82%	Pass accuracy	83%

Vancouver Whitecaps player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Brown	90	0	2	0	0	3	0	7.2
Mathías Laborda	90	0	2	0	0	2	0	7.9
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Sebastian Berhalter	90	0	3	1	2	3	0	7.5
Luís Martins	90	0	0	0	3	3	0	7.2
Andrés Cubas	89	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
R. Gauld	83	0	3	1	4	1	0	8.3
Brian White	83	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.9
A. Ahmed	64	0	0	0	1	2	Y	7
P. Vite	64	1	1	1	0	0	Y	7.3
A. Schopf sub	26	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Gressel sub	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. Cordova sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
S. Becher sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
K. Yao sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Seattle Sounders player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Stefan Frei	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Gomez Andrade	90	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
X. Arreaga	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Albert Rusnák	90	1	1	1	0	Y	7.2
Nicolás Lodeiro	90	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
F. Montero	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.3
J. Atencio	80	0	0	0	4	Y	6.9
Alex Roldán	64	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Jordan Morris	64	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Nouhou Tolo	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Léo Chú	45	0	0	0	1	Y	5.9
Cody Baker sub	45	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
D. Teves sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
R. Baker-Whiting sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Héber sub	26	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
João Paulo sub	10	0	0	0	1	0	6.9

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 Vancouver Whitecaps v Seattle Sounders — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Vancouver WhitecapsDDWLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Seattle SoundersDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · 2 draws · Seattle Sounders 3 · 3.33 goals/game

2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Seattle Sounders
2022-06-15 Seattle Sounders 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
2021-11-07 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 Seattle Sounders
2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps
2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–2 Seattle Sounders

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Vancouver Whitecaps#6 pos48 pts34 pl+7 GD

Seattle Sounders#2 pos53 pts34 pl+9 GD

Goals per game

Vancouver Whitecaps scored1.62

Seattle Sounders scored1.21

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.41

Seattle Sounders conceded0.94

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders?: In their last 6 meetings, Vancouver Whitecaps won 1, Seattle Sounders won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders?: Recent form — Vancouver Whitecaps 1W 2D 2L; Seattle Sounders 1W 1D 3L.

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