Sporting Kansas Metropolis 3, Whitecaps 0: Vancouver comes crashing again to Earth

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The Vancouver Whitecaps lead the Main League Soccer in anticipated targets. Maybe anticipated wins might be a stat, too.

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Contemporary off a highway domination of one of many West’s finest groups, the Whitecaps rode into Youngsters’s Mercy Park and have been waxed 3-0 by Sporting Kansas Metropolis on Saturday night time.

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Head coach Vanni Sartini anticipated to carry nearly all of the ball and use oppressive possession to squeeze Sporting, but it surely was the hosts who dominated it. KC had 63 per cent possession, outshot Vancouver 16-11 (4-2 on track) and hit their xG proper at 2.0. The Whitecaps lead the league in xG/90 at 1.60, although they’re mid-pack in precise targets, at 27.

Rémi Walter, Alan Pulido and Erik Thommy scored for SKC (6-10-6), who moved up into tenth place within the West, one level behind Vancouver (6-6-7) in ninth.

The Whitecaps return house for 4 straight, beginning subsequent Saturday once they host the Seattle Sounders.


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Seattle Sounders vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

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Originally posted 2023-07-02 02:43:06.