MATCH PREVIEW

Can Seattle contain Vancouver’s 39-goal home attack?

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Vancouver’s home scoring record and leading Western Conference position contrast with Seattle’s away results, while both teams carry several unavailable or doubtful players.

Before kickoff

Vancouver’s home attack sets the central question

Can Seattle contain Vancouver’s home scoring record? The Whitecaps have scored 39 goals in 16 home games this MLS season, averaging 2.40 per home game, while Seattle have scored 17 goals in 16 away games, averaging 1.10. Vancouver have also kept seven home clean sheets; Seattle have five away clean sheets.

The pre-match Western Conference table places Vancouver #1 with 58 points from 32 games, while Seattle are #8 with 43 points from 32 games. Vancouver are 15 points ahead of Seattle, 58 v 43. The match is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 20:30 UTC at BC Place.

Form and availability

The supplied form samples each cover 32 matches. Vancouver’s latest listed result is a win, while Seattle’s is a loss. Both teams most often use 4-2-3-1: Vancouver used it in 31 matches and Seattle in 29.

Vancouver list S. Adekugbe, K. G. Cabrera Nakamura, A. Cubas, R. Elloumi, B. Halbouni and E. Sabbi as missing, with T. Blackmon and R. Modesto questionable. Seattle list Y. Gomez Andrade, P. Kingston, N. Petkovic and P. de La Vega as missing, with D. Musovski and P. Rothrock questionable.

Will Seattle’s five away clean sheets withstand Vancouver’s 39-goal home attack at kickoff?

Explore match and season data

Sun, Nov 1

BC Place

Vancouver Whitecaps

1st in league

17W - 7D - 8L

Recent Form

WLWDD

Seattle Sounders

8th in league

11W - 10D - 11L

Recent Form

LDDLW

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Goals/Game

2.1

1.3

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Conceded/Game

1.0

1.3

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Form Points

League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

1st58 pts

Matchday32

8th43 pts


1	Vancouver Whitecaps	WLWDD	32	17	7	8	67	33	58
2	FC Dallas	LWDWL	32	15	9	8	58	49	54
3	St. Louis City	LLLDW	32	14	9	9	58	47	51
4	Houston Dynamo	WDDDD	32	14	9	9	42	39	51
5	San Jose Earthquakes	DLDDD	32	13	10	9	54	47	49
6	Los Angeles FC	DDWDL	32	12	11	9	50	35	47
7	Colorado Rapids	DWDDD	32	12	7	13	44	43	43
8	Seattle Sounders	LDDLW	32	11	10	11	41	40	43
9	Real Salt Lake	WWWDL	32	12	6	14	50	49	42
10	Los Angeles Galaxy	DDWLW	32	10	11	11	45	54	41
11	Portland Timbers	WWDLD	32	11	7	14	57	60	40
12	Minnesota United FC	WDWDD	32	9	11	12	50	56	38
13	San Diego	LDDDL	32	8	11	13	56	62	35
14	Austin	LWLLL	32	8	10	14	41	59	34
15	Sporting Kansas City	LLLLD	32	6	4	22	38	80	22
1	Nashville SC	DWDWW	32	21	8	3	66	23	71
2	New England Revolution	WWWWL	32	18	4	10	54	44	58
3	Inter Miami	DLWWW	32	15	11	6	75	55	56
4	Chicago Fire	DWLLW	32	15	7	10	57	48	52
5	Charlotte	WLDLW	32	14	8	10	59	48	50
6	Philadelphia Union	DLDWW	32	13	8	11	62	50	47
7	Orlando City SC	DDWDW	32	12	7	13	62	74	43
8	FC Cincinnati	DWWLL	32	11	10	11	66	73	43
9	Columbus Crew	WWWWL	32	12	5	15	52	49	41
10	New York Red Bulls	LWLLW	32	11	6	15	43	59	39
11	Toronto FC	WLWDW	32	9	12	11	50	60	39
12	New York City FC	WDDLL	32	9	11	12	47	44	38
13	DC United	LLLLW	32	7	12	13	39	57	33
14	Atlanta United FC	LLLWL	32	8	6	18	40	56	30
15	CF Montreal	LLDLL	32	6	7	19	36	66	25