Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction: Both teams should grab a goal

Sporting Kansas City are back in action as they welcome Vancouver Whitecaps to the Children's Mercy Park. The team’s objective is simple and that is to get back to winning ways after recent poor results. They are now without a win in their last 3 games after recording 2 defeats and a draw in those games.

The Whitecaps on the other hand are doing really well and they are considered huge favorites to get a positive result in this game. They have been unbeaten in their last 5 matches in a row and they come in here following a win over Los Angeles FC away from home.

Both clubs are close on the MLS ranking and only 4 points separate both clubs. Vancouver Whitecaps are currently in 18th spot, while Sporting Kansas City are in 23rd spot.

Sporting Kansas City’s current form suggests they would need to be at their very best to get a win in this match. They have not won in their last 3 games and in their last 5 games they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. They played a 1-1 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps, and then defeated Austin FC 4-1 at home before losing 2-1 to Los Angeles FC at home. Then they played a 2-2 draw with LA Galaxy and finally lost by a single goal against Chicago Fire in their last game.

Sporting Kansas City have also been very poor in their home games this season according to the records. They played 10 games at home and they recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in those games. They lost back-to-back games in their last 2 home games against Los Angeles and Chicago Fire. But prior to that they were on a 4 match win streak against Minnesota United, Portland Timbers, FC Dallas and Austin FC.

Sporting Kansas City were unlucky to lose by a single goal against Chicago Fire in their last match despite being the better team on the pitch. The goal came in the 47th minute through Fabian Herbers to put Chicago Fire ahead and Sporting Kansas City looked like equalizing but they failed to and lost by the single goal.

Team streak: no wins (3), without a clean sheet (9), more than 2.5 goals (6/8), both teams scoring (6/7), first to score (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (8/10), less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

Vancouver Whitecaps have been far from excellent, but their performances have been worthy of attention and it's no secret that they are heavy favorites coming into this game. They are currently unbeaten in their last 5 games and during that time they recorded 3 wins and 2 draws. After the 3-1 defeat to Saint Louis City SC back in May, they defeated Houston Dynamo 6-2 and then held Sporting Kansas City to a 1-1 draw before defeating CF Montreal 2-1 in the Canadian championship. Their last 2 games after that ended in a draw against FC Cincinnati and then a 3-2 win over Los Angeles FC in their most recent match.

Their away form however is poor this season according to the standings. In 8 away matches played, they had 1 win, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Their last 5 away games ended in 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. They played a draw against Austin FC before losing 3 games in a row against Portland Timbers, FC Dallas and Saint Louis City and then they won their last away game against Los Angeles FC.

The game against Los Angeles FC was a tight affair between the two sides but The Whitecaps were more decisive in the game. They got two early goals from Ranko Veselinovic and Brian White before Denis Bouanga pulled one back for Los Angeles in the stroke of half time. And then in the second half, The Whitecaps extended their lead through Ryan Gauld before Carlos Vela pulled one goal back 5 minutes later. The game ended that way at full time.

Team streak: no losses (5), without a clean sheet (6), more than 2.5 goals (5/7), both teams scoring (6/6), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

The head to head record shows these two clubs have played 20 matches against each other in the past. Sporting Kansas City won 10 matches, while Vancouver Whitecaps won 7 and 3 matches ended in a draw.

• Vancouver Whitecaps had not lost the last 3 meetings.
• Sporting Kansas City are without a clean sheet in 5 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners played in 6/6 meetings.

According to analysis, Sporting Kansas City have scored 23 goals and conceded 30 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.1 goals per game and have a 8% conversion rate. They also create 1.4 big chances per game and take a total of 13.7 shots per game with 5.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.1 corners per game and take up 51.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 30 goals and conceded 23 goals in 18 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.7 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 2.5 big chances per game and take a total of 14.5 shots per game with 5.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.4 corners per game and take up 51.2% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.3 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.727 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.63 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.66 Odds