2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 5
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC
BC Place - Vancouver
March 30 - 10:00 PM ET
TV: TSN1
STREAMING:MLS LIVE on ESPN+ (USA)
With a perfect nine points from their first three games, the Seattle Sounders are looking for their best start in MLS when they meet the winless Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place in the first Cascadia clash of the 2019 season.
Both teams were idle in Week 4 with the Sounders last beating the Chicago Fire, 4-2, on the road, while the Whitecaps dropped a 3-2 decision in Houston.
The teams have met the most times of any rivalry in soccer history in the US and Canada. Since the clubs first met at Empire Stadium on June 9, 1974, in the old North American Soccer League, they have played 135 times across all competitions. The Sounders have won 65, the Whitecaps 49, and there have been 21 draws.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Michael Baldisimo (M) - left ankle contusion
- OUT: Jasser Khmiri (D) - left knee injury
- OUT: Brett Levis (D) - right hamstring strain
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
Seattle Sounders FC
- Injury Report:
- OUT: None
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
Series Matchup at Whitecaps
- Whitecaps 3 wins, 13 goals
- Sounders 5 wins, 18 goals
- 4 draws
Officials
- Referee: Robert Sibiga
- Assistant Referees: Kyle Atkins, Micheal Barwegen
- 4th Official: Ramy Touchan
- VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
