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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 33Kick-off on September 16, 2018 at 02:00 AM (UTC)BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Whitecaps
1-2
Seattle Sounders

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What was the result of Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders?

Seattle Sounders won 1-2 on September 16, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 21′R. RuidíazSeattle Sounders
  • 42′R. RuidíazSeattle Sounders
  • 45′K. KamaraVancouver Whitecaps

Official lineup for Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Vancouver Whitecaps

4-4-2
  1. 23K. Kamara
  2. 67A. Davies
  1. 66Ali Ghazal
  2. 31R. Teibert
  3. 13C. Techera
  4. 11N. Mezquida
  1. 28J. Nerwinski
  2. 46B. Levis
  3. 2D. Henry
  4. 4K. Waston
  1. 1S. Marinović

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1
  1. 9R. Ruidíaz
  1. 7C. Roldan
  2. 19H. Shipp
  3. 10N. Lodeiro
  1. 6O. Alonso
  2. 4G. Svensson
  1. 11B. Smith
  2. 20Kim Kee-Hee
  3. 18K. Leerdam
  4. 14Chad Marshall
  1. 24S. Frei
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vancouver Whitecaps have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Seattle Sounders have 10, 3 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Aug 18, 2018New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2018Toronto FC(away)2-5Canadian Championship
Aug 12, 2018Portland Timbers(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2018Portland Timbers(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 18, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy(home)5-0Major League Soccer
Aug 13, 2018FC Dallas(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2018Minnesota United FC(away)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Vancouver Whitecaps win, 2 draws, 3 Seattle Sounders wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 21, 2018Seattle Sounders 2-0 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Nov 3, 2017Seattle Sounders 2-0 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Oct 30, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Sep 28, 2017Seattle Sounders 3-0 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Aug 24, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Apr 15, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps on Jul 21, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.7 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Seattle Sounders score 1.9 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Vancouver Whitecaps1.72.0110/1511/15
Seattle Sounders1.90.9510/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st in Major League Soccer (61 points from 33 matches) and Seattle Sounders sit 10th (43 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps331878723461
10Seattle Sounders33111012424543

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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