Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction: This should be entertaining

The Whitecaps are more than happy to enter into another round of MLS fixtures after a good win in their last match against Saint Louis City SC. This week Vancouver Whitecaps welcome Sporting Kansas City to the BC Place for another MLS clash. The Whitecaps have been in very fine form recently and they hope to continue in that form in this match. And for Sporting Kansas City, they are gradually building momentum. With back-to-back wins in their last 2 games, they are surely heading to the spotlight, but they need to keep on winning if they hope to get into the playoff positions by the end of the season.

According to the current table, Vancouver Whitecaps is ranked 6th on the western conference table with 35 points while Sporting Kansas City is ranked 12th with 23 points.

The Whitecaps hope to maintain the same performance level in this upcoming game, as they did against Saint Louis City SC earlier this week. The Whitecaps are playing with lots of confidence after getting consistent results in recent weeks. They’ve had a difficult run a couple months ago, and some form of consistency is surely a huge achievement for Vancouver Whitecaps. The Whitecaps are hosting Sporting Kansas City in this next match.

Vancouver’s recent results show 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (LWWDW)., and at home, their results were 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (LDLWW). Also, across 10 league matches, the Whitecaps recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats (DLWWLLWWDW).

The Whitecaps went on a scoring spree against Saint Louis City earlier this week as the game ended 4-1. The Whitecaps started strong with Brian White scoring the opening goal in just 9 minutes and they conceded the equalizer in the 27th minute, but they, Brian White restored the lead in the 44th minute. And in the second half, the Whitecaps stretched their lead even further with goals from Ryan Raposo (63’) and Fafa Picault (90+2). According to reports, the Whitecaps had the stats: 53% possession, 6 big chances, 1 goalkeeper saves, 5 corner kicks and 9 shots on target.

Sporting Kansas City are heading straight to the BC Place to take on the Whitecaps in a bid to continue their fine form. They have been consistently poor throughout the season, but with back-to-back wins in their last 2 matches, the spotlight is surely on them to prove their quality. Sporting Kansas City are hoping to add another win when they take on Vancouver Whitecaps in this fixture, and a win would be absolutely good for their confidence.

Recent results shows Sporting Kansas City recorded 3 wins and 2 defeats in 5 matches (LWLWW), and their away results were: 1 win and 4 defeats (LLLLW). Across 10 league matches, Sporting Kansas City recorded 4 wins and 6 defeats (LLWLLLWLWW).

Sporting Kansas City played at the Earthquakes stadium earlier this week, and they came off with a 2-1 win against the San Jose Earthquakes. After a scoreless first half, Sporting Kansas finally found the breakthrough through Erik Thommy’s goal in the 48th minute and in the 57th minute, Alan Pulido scored the second goal. Unfortunately, Khiry Shelton scored an own goal in the 82nd minute to hand the Earthquakes their only goal of the game. According to stats, Sporting Kansas City had 50% possession, 2 big chances, 1 goalkeeper saves, 7 corner kicks and 4 shots on target.

In the last 20 matches between both clubs, Sporting Kansas City recorded 9 wins, while Vancouver Whitecaps recorded 8 wins and 3 matches ended as a draw.

H2H Streaks

Vancouver Whitecaps is without a clean sheet in the last 3 matches

7/8 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Both clubs have been at each other’s throats in past meetings with Sporting Kansas City winning 9 of the last 20 meetings and Vancouver Whitecaps winning 8. For that reason, we will give each team a benefit of doubt without considering their form this season. The Whitecaps have the advantage for obvious reasons, they have been in better form all season and they are playing at home, while Sporting Kansas City have won back-to-back games for the first time this season. While a win for Vancouver Whitecaps makes more sense, we expect Sporting Kansas City to also get a goal or two as well..

• 3 Way Total Over 2 Goals at 1.615 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.61 Odds
• More than 9 Corners at 1.66 Odds