Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1 Seattle Sounders: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 1 November 2026 · Vancouver Stadium, Vancouver · referee A. Da Silva · full time
Full time: Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1 Seattle Sounders
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Seattle Sounders 5-1 in MLS on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Vancouver Stadium. The goals: Brian White 1', Ryan Gauld 9', Mathías Laborda 43', Brian White 53', Jordan Morris 62', Aleksa Cvetković 69'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How Vancouver Whitecaps won it
Vancouver Whitecaps struck first through Brian White in the 1st minute, set up by Bruno Caicedo. Ryan Gauld made it 2-0 to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 9th minute, set up by Édier Ocampo. Mathías Laborda made it 3-0 to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 43rd minute, set up by Ryan Gauld. Brian White made it 4-0 to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 53rd minute, set up by Bruno Caicedo. Jordan Morris made it 4-1 to Seattle Sounders in the 62nd minute, set up by Albert Rusnák. Aleksa Cvetković made it 5-1 to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 69th minute, set up by Cheikh Sabaly.
It was 3-0 at half-time.
Brian White scored twice.
The referee, A. Da Silva, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Vancouver Whitecaps and 1 to Seattle Sounders.
Vancouver Whitecaps: J. Sørensen, 4-2-3-1 · Seattle Sounders: B. Schmetzer, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Vancouver Whitecaps Win, was right: 5-1 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was a Vancouver Whitecaps win at 63%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-1 (10%).
The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 3.5 goals and there were 6.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 67%; with 6 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 62%; both did, in line with the estimate.
The pre-match consensus had a Vancouver Whitecaps win at 57%, the same lean as Moneyball.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-01, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.99 for Vancouver Whitecaps and 2.39 for Seattle Sounders.
Vancouver Whitecaps scored about 4.0 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Seattle Sounders left about 1.4 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Seattle Sounders created the better chances, 2.39 xG to 0.99, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Vancouver Whitecaps to create more, and Seattle Sounders did.
Vancouver Whitecaps had 8 shots on target, Seattle Sounders 5.
Seattle Sounders had 51% of the ball, but Vancouver Whitecaps took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Seattle Sounders came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.44 expected goals for and 1.63 against, and had won 35% of their matches.
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders: the match in numbers
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Match statistics | Seattle Sounders |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 0.99 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.39 |
| 18 | Total shots | 13 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Big chances | 2 |
| 553 | Total passes | 579 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 1 | Corners | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Tackles | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), rated 8.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Vancouver Whitecaps
- Ryan Gauld 8.9 1 goal, 1 assist
- Brian White 8.8 2 goals
- Bruno Caicedo 8.1 2 assists
- Mathías Laborda 8.0 1 goal
- Oliver Larraz 7.7
Seattle Sounders
- Cristian Roldán 7.5
- Paul Arriola 7.1
- Dejan Joveljić 7.1
- Albert Rusnák 7.1 1 assist
- Jordan Morris 6.7 1 goal
The lowest-rated starter was Kalani Kossa-Rienzi at 5.6. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Vancouver Whitecaps: Vancouver Whitecaps vs TBC Monday 23 November 2026 · MLS
- Seattle Sounders: Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake Friday 20 November 2026 · MLS
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders
What was the score in Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders?
Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1 Seattle Sounders (half-time 3-0), MLS, Sunday 1 November 2026.
Who scored in Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders?
Brian White 1', Ryan Gauld 9', Mathías Laborda 43', Brian White 53', Jordan Morris 62', Aleksa Cvetković 69'.
Did Moneyball predict Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders correctly?
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Vancouver Whitecaps Win, was right: 5-1 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders?
Ryan Gauld, rated 8.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders?
A. Da Silva.
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