Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders FC Prediction: Vancouver will struggle to break through

Vancouver Whitecaps are in a hurry to put the memories of their last match behind them and one way to do that would be to grab a win here against Seattle Sounders. Their 5-match unbeaten streak was shattered by Sporting Kansas City as they were beaten 3-0 in that game. Now they welcome Seattle Sounders to the BC place as they look to recover from the defeat and get back on track.

Seattle Sounders are under heavy criticism despite their bandaid win against Houston Dynamo in their last game. They ended their 5-match winless run with a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo, and now they will be hoping they can grab another scrappy win against Vancouver Whitecaps in this game.

According to the MLS table, these two are separated by 6 points, with Seattle Sounders ranked 9th with 32 points and Vancouver Whitecaps ranked 18th with 25 points.

The Whitecaps are far from a perfect team as their statistics shows but they are the preferred team in this clash because their stats are simply better than that of the visitors. They were heavily defeated in their last match against Sporting Kansas City and that was their first defeat in 5 matches. They had 2 wins and 2 draws in the remaining games. Vancouver Whitecaps played out a draw with Sporting Kansas City at home and then won CF Montreal. Then they played another draw with FC Cincinnati before recording a 3-2 win over Los Angeles FC away from home but then they lost 3-0 against Sporting Kansas City away from home.

Vancouver’s home form has been good this season as their statistics shows. They played 10 matches at home and had 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in those games. Their last 5 home games consisted of three wins against Minnesota United, Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo and 2 draws against Sporting Kansas City and FC Cincinnati.

Analysis of their last game against Sporting Kansas City showed they were totally outplayed in the game as they ultimately lost the game by 3-0. They conceded 2 goals in the first half from Remi Walter and Alan Pulido in the 33rd and 48th minute. And then they went even further with another goal from Erik Thommy in the 53rd minute. The game ended in a 3-0 win for Sporting Kansas City.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (7), more than 2.5 goals (6/8), both teams scoring (6/7).

Seattle Sounders got a relief after the narrow 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo in their last game. But they are yet to be convincing that they can keep a winning form as their recent statistics shows they have been a very poor team. The win against Houston was their first in 6 matches, as they had 3 draws and 2 defeats in the remaining games. They lost the games against San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles FC and drew games against Portland Timbers, Charlotte and Orlando City SC, before grabbing a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo.

And their away form is also poor according to the rankings. In 9 away games they had 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. In their 5 most recent away games they recorded 1 win against Houston Dynamo, 2 draws against Real Salt Lake and Charlotte FC and then 2 defeats against Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles FC.

Seattle Sounders caught a lucky break against Houston Dynamo in their last game. Both teams struggled to produce goal-scoring opportunities until Albert Rusnak broke the deadlock in the 67th minute to put Seattle Sounders ahead. They held onto the lead until the final whistle and won 1-0.

Team streak: less than 2.5 goals (7/8), more than 4.5 cards (6/8).

Seattle Sounders have played 20 matches against Vancouver Whitecaps in the past and they won 12 of those matches, while Vancouver won 3 and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Seattle Sounders scored first in 8/10 matches
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 matches
• There were more than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

According to analysis, Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 30 goals and conceded 26 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.6 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 2.4 big chances per game and take a total of 14.3 shots per game with 4.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.5 corners per game and take up 50.5% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, Seattle Sounders have scored 25 goals and conceded 18 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.2 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 2.3 big chances per game and take a total of 12.3 shots per game with 3.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.5 corners per game and take up 55.9% possession on average. On the defense, they have 11 clean sheets and they conceded 0.9 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Vancouver Whitecaps to Score First at 1.77 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.69 Odds
• Correct Score 1-1 at 6.50 Odds