The Seattle Sounders will take on the Vancouver Whitecaps for the very first time this season at the Lumen Field. The Seattle Sounders are yet to maintain stability since the beginning of the season due to inconsistent results and it's obvious they need to start fighting from this game. While Vancouver Whitecaps are hoping to recover from a defeat in the last round and get back to winning ways once again.
In the last 5 matches, Seattle Sounders recorded 1 win 2 draws and 2 losses while Vancouver Whitecaps had 3 wins and 2 losses.
And according to the league table, the Whitecaps are second on the Western Conference table with 13 points while Seattle Sounders are 12th with 6 points in the same conference.
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Seattle Sounders have shown signs of struggles since the start of the season and now that the season is beginning to take shape, they find themselves heading down the table. So far they have won just 1 game in all 7, then they lost 3 and drew 3. Seattle Sounders recorded their biggest win 2 weeks ago when they trashed CF Montreal 5-0, but they were unable to build a winning run, as they only managed to draw the next game against FC Dallas.
Seattle Sounders played the game against Dalla away from home and the game ended 0-0 at full time. According to stats, Seattle Sounders had 56% possession, 2 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also managed to create 2 big chances but failed to convert either of them.
Vancouver Whitecaps
The Whitecaps have a much better stat coming into this game and also a better chance to win. They were disappointed to lose their last game against LA Galaxy and they are eager to get back to winning ways. In all 7 matches they played in, they recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Vancouver Whitecaps lost their last game against LA Galaxy at home by 3-1 score. After LA Galaxy took the lead in the 56th minute, Brian White equalized in the 77th minute. But LA Galaxy scored 2 extra goals in the 80th and 82nd minute and Vancouver lost in the end. According to stats, the Whitecaps had 40% possession, 7 shots on target and 10 corner kicks. They created 4 big chances but missed all of them.
Head to Head
In the last 20 meetings, Seattle Sounders won 11 matches while Vancouver Whitecaps won 3 and they drew 6 matches.
Analysis and Predictions
The whitecaps are coming into the game with favorite status behind them. The Seattle Sounders are just looking out of place at the moment and it would be a disaster to expect anything from the team. The Whitecaps are most likely going to win but by very narrow margins.
According to analysis, there were more than 10.5 corner kicks in 6 of the last 7 meetings.
- Under 11 Corners at 1.60 Odds
- Vancouver Whitecaps Win (0:1) Handicap at 1.81 Odds
- Total Under 2.5 Goals at 1.95 Odd