The Seattle Sounders are hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday in their first of two meetings in the regular season. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. PT at Lumen Field (TICKETS).
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be available to watch on Apple TV.
WHERE TO LISTEN: The match will air on 93.3 KJR FM and in Spanish on El Rey 1360AM.
2026 MLS STANDINGS: Sounders: 7-7-3 (24 points, 9th West), Whitecaps: 10-3-4 (34 points, 1st West)
FORM GUIDE (all competitions, most recent first): Seattle: LWLLL, Vancouver: DLLDD
PREVIOUS MEETING: The Sounders defeated the Whitecaps 2-1 in the Round of 16 of Concacaf Champions Cup at ONE Spokane Stadium on March 18, 2026. Danny Musovski and Paul Rothrock scored for the Rave Green while Jeevan Badwal tallied for the 'Caps.
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LEAGUES CUP RESULTS: The Sounders and Whitecaps resume MLS play following their exits from the 2026 Leagues Cup. Seattle finished with three points from three matches while Vancouver finished with an MLS-low one point.
RESTED LEGS: Seattle played its final Leagues Cup match on Wednesday with a cast of Tacoma Defiance players, including Gallatin Sandnes, Charlie Gaffney, Mark O’Neill and Edson Carli. The Sounders also got help from young First Team players Sebastian Gomez and Stuart Hawkins while most of the senior players rested ahead of this weekend’s Cascadia clash.
STATISTICALLY DOMINANT: The Western Conference-leading Whitecaps have been the most dominant team in MLS on both sides of the ball through the first half of the season. Vancouver is first in both Expected Goals For with 41.73 and Expected Goals Allowed with 17.75, almost five full goals better than the Houston Dynamo in second.
Bring the Noise
Enjoy the Rave Pack —a three-match offering filled with high-energy, high-stakes matches at Lumen Field. Open with our August 19 battle against Austin FC, and finish with a Saturday-night showdown vs. Eastern Conference foe CF Montrêal.
WINLESS STREAK: Despite the Whitecaps’ success, they enter on a seven-match winless streak in all competitions (0-3-4) dating back to July 13.
BERHALTER GONE: Vancouver transferred United States international midfielder Sebastian Berhalter to English Championship side Middlesbrough FC on July 28 for a reported fee of $2M, leaving big shoes to fill in the center of the park. The 25-year-old was a two-time MLS All-Star, a 2025 MLS Best XI selection and led the ‘Caps with 13 goal contributions in 2026.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Brian White, F
No one in Major League Soccer has more Expected Goals this season than White’s 13.37, nearly two goals more his closest competition. Not back-to-back MLS MVP Lionel Messi or co-Golden Boot leader and Croatia World Cup striker Petar Musa. Not even teammate and generational talent Thomas Müller. White has bagged 10 goals so far, securing his fourth consecutive season with double-digit goals and fifth in six years.
