- Sporting Kansas City remains undefeated in home openers since Children's Mercy Park opened in 2011. The club has lost only two home openers since its debut in 1996.
- Children's Mercy Park welcomed 20,178 fans to the match on Saturday night — the 71st consecutive MLS sellout and highest attendance at a home opener in stadium history.
- Dom Dwyer's two goals on Saturday place him third in club history with 47 goals in all competitions. He sits behind only Preki (81) and Davy Arnaud (52).
- Dwyer's three goals against Vancouver Whitecaps FC are the most of any player against the Canadian opponent in Kansas City history.
- Graham Zusi entered a tie with Chris Klein for second place in club history with his 45th career assist in the MLS regular season.
- Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes made no changes to the team's starting lineup from the 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC last Saturday.
- Saturday's match saw the Sporting KC debut of midfielder Brad Davis, a six-time All-Star and two-time MLS Cup champion.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC entered halftime one man down after Jordan Smith was sent off for tackling Graham Zusi from behind in first-half stoppage time.
- Sporting KC holds the upper hand against Vancouver with a 5-1-2 record and a 3-0-1 record at home (regular season).
- Sporting KC hasn't lost to Vancouver in a regular season match since August 2014. It was also Sporting KC's last defeat to a Cascadia club (6-0-4 since the start of 2015).
- Sporting KC has fared historically well against Canadian opposition, with a 24-8-8 record against the three Canadian teams in regular season appearances. The club's 24 combined wins against Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are the most among American MLS clubs.
