📏 Form Guide

Vancouver Whitecaps

DDDWDL

Vancouver Whitecaps will be hoping to bounce back here after a 5-0 CONCACAF Champions League losing effort in their last game against Cruz Azul.

Ignacio Rivero (8'), Lorenzo Faravelli (28'), Ángel Sepúlveda (37', 50') and Mateusz Bogusz (45') scored for Cruz Azul.

In their prior six fixtures, Jesper Sørensen's Vancouver Whitecaps have netted 7 times, an average number of goals per match of 1.17.

Seattle Sounders FC

WLDWWL

Since a losing effort in their last game against Minnesota United in MLS competition, Seattle Sounders FC and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Seattle Sounders FC managed 66% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Seattle Sounders FC was Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (55'). On the other side, Minnesota United had 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Tani Oluwaseyi (51', 58'), Robin Lod (54') and Nicolás Romero (83' Own goal) scored for Minnesota United.

During their 6 previous matches, Brian Schmetzer's Seattle Sounders FC have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 8 times - earning them the goals per game average of 1.33.

↔️ Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings going back to 21/05/2023, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Vancouver Whitecaps winning 2 of those games, Seattle Sounders FC 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A combined sum of 14 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from Caps and 7 being from The Sounders. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was MLS match day 47 on 03/10/2024 and the score finished Vancouver Whitecaps 0-3 Seattle Sounders FC.

That day, Vancouver Whitecaps managed 41% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

For their opponents, Seattle Sounders FC got 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Georgi Minoungou (14'), Albert Rusnák (65') and Paul Rothrock (67') scored.

The referee was Chris Penso.

📰 Team News: Vancouver Whitecaps

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Vancouver Whitecaps gaffer Jesper Sørensen to be concerned with due to a largely intact set of players. Ryan Gauld (Knee injury) is sidelined.

It looks as if Caps should opt for a 4-3-3 system for the game featuring Yohei Takaoka, Mathías Laborda, Ranko Veselinovic, Bjørn Inge Utvik, Édier Ocampo, Jeevan Badwal, Ralph Priso-Mbongue, Jean-Claude Ngando, Emmanuel Sabbi, Daniel Rios and N. Fleuriau Chateau.

📋 Team News: Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC manager Brian Schmetzer has to currently contend with reduced team options. Paul Arriola (Cruciate ligament tear), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Muscle injury), Jordan Morris (unknown injury) and Kee-hee Kim (Calf injury) are not able to play.

We are inclined to think that The Sounders might make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting the game with Stefan Frei, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Jackson Ragen, Jon Bell, Nouhou Tolo, Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Pedro De la Vega, Albert Rusnák, Paul Rothrock and Danny Musovski.

✨ Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Vancouver Whitecaps will have their work cut out to break down this Seattle Sounders FC lineup who we think might score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore predicting a very even contest with a 0-1 victory for Seattle Sounders FC at the conclusion of the game.

Victor Martins, 00:00 09/06/2025