Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Vancouver Whitecaps

LDWDWL ⚖

Vancouver Whitecaps will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 4-1 MLS defeat last time out to Seattle Sounders FC.

In that match, Vancouver Whitecaps had 52% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Vancouver Whitecaps was White (45'). At the other end, Seattle Sounders FC got 21 shots at goal with 10 on target. O'Neill (5'), Benezet (14'), Bruin (55') and Chú (90') scored for Seattle Sounders FC.

Over their last 6 games, Vanni Sartini's Vancouver Whitecaps have netted a total of 6 times - an average number of goals per match equal to 1.

Sporting Kansas City

LWWLWW

Sporting Kansas City come into this match following a 4-2 MLS win over Houston Dynamo in their last match.

In that game, Sporting Kansas City had 58% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Sporting Kansas City, the goalscorers were Russell (16', 90'), Sallói (26') and Kinda (57'). Houston Dynamo had 9 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Picault (50') and Quintero (76') scored for Houston Dynamo.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 games featuring Sporting Kansas City, three or more goals have been hit. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell is 3.83, with the average number of goals for Sporting Kansas City equalling 2.33. We will find out if that trend will end up being sustained here.

↔️ Head to head

An inspection of past results between these clubs going back to 18/10/2018 reveals that these encounters have been pretty painful for Vancouver Whitecaps. They have not managed to get themselves any victories at all whereas Sporting Kansas City have just been stronger than them, getting wins in 67% of those ties.

A sum of 17 goals were produced between them in this period, with 3 for Caps and 14 coming from SKC. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The last league encounter featuring these sides was MLS match day 7 on 16/05/2021 when the final score was Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps.

That time, Sporting Kansas City managed 67% possession and 27 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Goals were scored by Sallói (28') and Pulido (32', 58').

For their opponents, Vancouver Whitecaps had 9 shots on goal with 2 on target.

The referee was Alan Kelly.

📰 Team News: Vancouver Whitecaps

Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the sole fitness concern for the Vancouver Whitecaps gaffer Vanni Sartini to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy group. Caio Alexandre (Foot surgery) will miss out.

ℹ️ Team News: Sporting Kansas City

Thanks to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps might both not be able to do quite enough to get on the scoresheet here.

At this stage, it appears to have the makings of a possible draw. We’re therefore predicting a very competitive game with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of this game.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 23:49 13/10/2021