17 August 2026, 02:30 UTC

Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer prediction & result

Lumen Field, Seattle
Full time0 2

Final score: Seattle Sounders 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps.

Before kick-off the model made it 28% Seattle Sounders, 25% draw, 47% Vancouver Whitecaps — fair odds of 3.57, 4.00 and 2.13. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Vancouver Whitecaps at 47% here. Across 2488 settled matches, 1123 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 44.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Seattle Sounders0%Draw1%Vancouver Whitecaps99%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

18'
🔁J. Badwalout: R. Elloumi
🔁J. Ferreiraout: S. Gomez
36'
Jackson Ragen
57'
🔁S. Brunellout: A. Lopez
58'
58'
🔁C. Sabalyout: R. Gauld
66'
🔁R. Prisoout: T. Blackmon
🔁K. Kossa-Rienziout: Kim Kee-Hee
73'
🔁D. Musovskiout: O. De Rosario
73'
Nouhou Tolo
76'
77'
R. Elloumiassist: E. Sabbi
82'
T. Mullerassist: O. Larraz
🔁A. Roldanout: C. Gaffney
85'
Paul Rothrock
86'
86'
🔁E. Sabbiout: N. Djordjevic

Match stats — Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps

43%Possession57%
5Shots19
0On target6
1Corners8
0.67xG1.56

Goals against chances

Seattle Sounders0 from 0.67 xGless than the chances were worth
Vancouver Whitecaps2 from 1.56 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Seattle Sounders 4-2-3-1
  • 26A. ThomasG
  • 85K. Kossa-RienziD
  • 16A. RoldanD
  • 25J. RagenD
  • 5NouhouD
  • 37S. BrunellM
  • 45P. KingstonM
  • 9J. FerreiraM
  • 11A. RusnakM
  • 14P. RothrockM
  • 19D. MusovskiF
Substitutes
  • 24S. FreiG
  • 20Kim Kee-HeeD
  • 35A. LopezD
  • 4R. SailorD
  • 39S. HawkinsD
  • 84C. GaffneyM
  • 32X. GnaulatiM
  • 95O. De RosarioF
  • 90S. GomezM
Coach: Brian Schmetzer
Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1
  • 1Y. TakaokaG
  • 18E. OcampoD
  • 2M. LabordaD
  • 6R. PrisoD
  • 28T. JohnsonD
  • 8O. LarrazM
  • 20A. CubasM
  • 59J. BadwalM
  • 13T. MullerM
  • 7C. SabalyM
  • 11E. SabbiF
Substitutes
  • 32I. BoehmerG
  • 33T. BlackmonD
  • 29M. GherasimencovD
  • 3S. AdekugbeD
  • 41N. DjordjevicD
  • 25R. GauldM
  • 97L. MacKenzieM
  • 26J. NgandoM
  • 19R. ElloumiF
Coach: Jesper Sorensen

Form going into Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Seattle Sounders

  • L1-2away to Portland Timbers2 August 2026
  • L0-1away to Philadelphia Union25 July 2026
  • L1-3away to Austin23 July 2026
  • L1-5Portland Timbers17 July 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • D1-1Los Angeles FC1 August 2026
  • D0-0away to Minnesota United FC26 July 2026
  • L3-4away to FC Cincinnati22 July 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Major League Soccer table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
14Seattle Sounders237792530-528
1Vancouver Whitecaps2414465323+3046

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps

  • 17 August 2026Seattle Sounders 0–2 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
  • 19 March 2026Seattle Sounders 2–1 Vancouver WhitecapsCONCACAF Champions League
  • 13 March 2026Vancouver Whitecaps 0–3 Seattle SoundersCONCACAF Champions League
  • 28 September 2025Seattle Sounders 2–2 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
  • 9 June 2025Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
  • 3 October 2024Vancouver Whitecaps 0–3 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer

Leading scorers: Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps

Seattle Sounders

No player in Major League Soccer's leading scorers — 25 league goals as a side.

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • B. White15 goals2 assists

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.