United States - MLS Next ProData current as of 30 August 2026

Whitecaps II vs Sporting KC II: match statistics

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Whitecaps II vs Sporting KC II: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Whitecaps II play Sporting KC II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The match date is 30 August 2026.

Current form

Whitecaps II: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Sporting KC II: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Whitecaps II scores 1.42 and concedes 2.21 goals per match. Sporting KC II scores 1.25 and concedes 2.54. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Whitecaps II 75%, Sporting KC II 63%. Over 2.5: Whitecaps II 71%, Sporting KC II 79%. League level: BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

Whitecaps II has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.53. Whitecaps II: 12.5 shots per match, Sporting KC II: 13.4.

Match halves

Whitecaps II: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.83. Sporting KC II: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Whitecaps II: 61-75 (7 goals). Sporting KC II: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS Next Pro: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-2. Average goals 4.67, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Whitecaps IISporting KC II
1.42Goals scored / match1.25
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
2.21Goals conceded / match2.54
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
48%Average possession48%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
4.33Shots on target / match4.96
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.5Shots per match13.38
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
4.33Shots on target4.96
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
11.3%Shot conversion9.3%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
48%Possession48%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
1.62xG for1.53
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
1.85xG against1.79
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

Shooting quality

Whitecaps II: BalancedSporting KC II: Balanced
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Whitecaps II
LDLLW
Season result split
25% W13% R63% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-15
0.88 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-5
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 2.25BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Sporting KC II
WLDLL
Season result split
21% W17% R63% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-15
0.79 pts / match · goal difference -31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-8
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.93BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Whitecaps II is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.42 goals / match - Whitecaps II · 1.25 goals / match - Sporting KC II

Whitecaps II is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.21 goals / match - Whitecaps II · 2.54 goals / match - Sporting KC II

Whitecaps II scoring profile: very strong

Whitecaps II scores in 79% of matches (19 of 24 matches), while Sporting KC II keeps a clean sheet in 4% (1 of 24 matches).

Sporting KC II scoring profile: very strong

Sporting KC II scores in 67% of matches (16 of 24 matches), while Whitecaps II keeps a clean sheet in 8% (2 of 24 matches).

34Goals scored (season)30
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
53Goals conceded (season)61
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
3.63Average goals in match3.79
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
14Goals conceded (last 5)11
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal67%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
46%2 goals38%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
13%3 goals21%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
4%4 goals0%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal96%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
63%2 goals79%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
38%3 goals33%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
21%4 goals29%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time29%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
13%BTTS in both halves17%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
17%Scored in both halves21%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
80%BTTS - last 560%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
58%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
29%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Whitecaps II is 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.92 pts / match - Whitecaps II · 0.75 pts / match - Sporting KC II

Whitecaps II - half-time state
17% leading42% draw42% trailing
Sporting KC II - half-time state
17% leading25% draw58% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.92Points per match (1st half)0.75
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.54
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
1.04Goals conceded (1st half)1.33
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
1.63Average goals (1st half)1.88
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
38%Clean sheet before half-time25%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
58%No goal before half-time58%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

After half-time (2nd half)

0.92Points per match (2nd half)1.17
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
1.17Goals conceded (2nd half)1.21
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
2Average goals (2nd half)1.92
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
21%Clean sheet after half-time25%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II
46%No goal after half-time54%
Whitecaps IISporting KC II

Whitecaps II - second-half results

21% W29% R50% P
22
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sporting KC II - second-half results

29% W29% R42% P
18
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-19
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Whitecaps II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.81.0
Average goals in match2.61.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals100%60%
3 goals60%40%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-5-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Sporting KC II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.0
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Whitecaps II
ScoredConceded
6
9
0-15
5
6
16-30
3
10
31-45
6
13
46-60
7
7
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting KC II
ScoredConceded
0
10
0-15
3
12
16-30
10
10
31-45
1
10
46-60
5
8
61-75
11
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Whitecaps II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Sporting KC II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.75
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Whitecaps IILigaSporting KC II
Average goals in match 3.633.30 3.79
Both teams scored 75%62% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%66% 79%
Clean sheets 8%21% 4%
Goal before half-time 71%76% 88%
Goal after half-time 83%84% 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.30
Average goals per match
62%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.89
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Whitecaps II 0 - 1 - 2 Sporting KC II. Average goals 4.67, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Sporting KC II
3 : 2
Whitecaps II
Sporting Kansas City II
2 : 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC II
Vancouver Whitecaps FC II
2 : 3
Sporting Kansas City II

FAQ

When do Whitecaps II and Sporting KC II play?

Whitecaps II face Sporting KC II on 30 August 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Whitecaps II and Sporting KC II?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Whitecaps II won 0, Sporting KC II won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Whitecaps II vs Sporting KC II?

Whitecaps II score 1.42 goals per game on average and Sporting KC II 1.25. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Whitecaps II's matches and 63% of Sporting KC II's.

What form are Whitecaps II and Sporting KC II in?

Over the last 5 games Whitecaps II have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Sporting KC II 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Whitecaps II vs Sporting KC II?

The statistical background for Whitecaps II vs Sporting KC II — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.