Vancouver Whitecaps won 3-0 at Sporting Kansas City in MLS, using their 4-2-3-1 to control possession and turn sustained territorial pressure into a decisive away result. The Whitecaps held 56.0% of the ball, produced 16 shots and placed six on target, while their 2.57 xG reflected the quality of chances created against Sporting’s 4-4-2. Brian White and Thomas Muller were among Vancouver’s scorers, giving the visitors the attacking edge their overall performance warranted. Sporting Kansas City registered eight attempts but none on target, with an xG total of 0.37 underlining their difficulty in creating clear openings. Vancouver’s goalkeeper was not required to make a recorded save, while Sporting’s goalkeeper faced six shots on target and posted a 50.0% save rate. The result strengthens Vancouver’s MLS form.
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
Sporting Kansas City GK
PSxG conceded3.17
Goals conceded3
Goals saved0.17
Save %50.0%
Vancouver Whitecaps GK
PSxG conceded0.00
Goals conceded0
Goals saved0.00
Both keepers had a routine night, with little to separate them.
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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot
