Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas CIty Prediction: Expect Goals at both ends

Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City meet in the round 17 of the MLS and Vancouver Whitecaps will be playing at home in this game. The Whitecaps were in wonderland the last time they played against Houston Dynamo as they put 6 goals past the opposition keeper to win 6-2 at full time. They will hope to translate the dynamic goalscoring form into this game.

Sporting Kansas City appear to be in high spirits as they come into this game as they come here with back-to-back wins in their last 2 games. They are also aware of the host’s goal scoring form in recent games and they will be eager to prove themselves to be a worthy opponent against them in this game.

Vancouver Whitecaps (WLWWL)

Vancouver Whitecaps have found some nice form recently and they are playing really well at the moment. They beat Houston Dynamo at home in their last game and they won by 6 goals to 2 at full time. In their last 5 matches in all competitions, they had 3 wins and 2 defeats.

Vancouver Whitecaps are once again playing at home and their home record has been very good. They are ranked 4th in the MLS home statistics as they had 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in 8 home games played so far. In their last 5 home games, they had 4 wins and 1 draw.

Vancouver Whitecaps were in scintillating form when they faced Houston Dynamo in their last game and they were rewarded with 6 goals, while they conceded just 2. The first half featured some end-to-end football with both sides scoring 2 goals each in the first half. Pedro Vite gave The Whitecaps the lead in the first minute and Houston Dynamo responded with 2 quick goals from Corey Baird and Amine Bassi in the 8th and 16th minutes. But The Whitecaps were equal to the task as they scored the equalizer in the 18th minute and brought the game level into the break. And in the second half, Vancouver Whitecaps went on a scoring spree as Brian White, Julian Gressel, Sebastian Berhalter and Ryan Gauld all scored to end the game 6-2 at full time.

Vancouver Whitecaps are currently in 6th spot in the western conference with 20 points and a goal ratio of 25:19. They had 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats in 15 matches played.

Team streak: more than 2.5 goals (7/8), both teams scoring (6/8), first to score (4/5).

Sporting Kansas City (WWLDW)

Sporting Kansas City will get a chance to prove their form and quality when they travel to the BC Place to face Vancouver Whitecaps. They come into this game full of confidence as they have recorded back-to-back wins in their last 2 matches. And in their last 5 matches they earned 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Sporting Kansas City will be playing away from home and their away form has been poor this season. They played 9 away games this season and they had 1 win, 3 draws and 5 defeats in those matches. Their last 5 away games ended in 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats and their last away game was the 4-0 defeat to Saint Louis City SC.

Sporting Kansas City were in great shape in their last game against FC Dallas at home as they won the game 2-1 at full time. They were ahead in the first half with the winning goal coming in the 41st minute through Gadi Kinda. And in the second half they went further ahead in the game as Daniel Salloi scored the second goal in the 60th minute. FC Dallas were able to pull one back in the 91st minute but it was late to pull level as Sporting Kansas City won the game 2-1 at full time.

Sporting Kansas City are currently 11th in the western conference with 16 points and a goal ratio of 15:23. They played 16 matches so far this season and they had 4 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (4), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (6/6), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps have played 20 matches against each other. Sporting Kansas City had 11 wins, while Vancouver Whitecaps had 7 wins and 2 matches ended in a draw.

• Sporting Kansas City are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 5/5 meetings.

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 25 goals and conceded 19 goals in 15 matches this season. They have scored 1.7 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 2.6 big chances per game and take a total of 14.9 shots per game with 5.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.7 corners per game and take up 51.7% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.3 goals per game.

According to analysis, Sporting Kansas City have scored 15 goals and conceded 23 goals in 16 matches this season. They have scored 0.9 goals per game and have a 7% conversion rate. They also create 1.1 big chances per game and take a total of 13.2 shots per game with 5.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.2 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.

Betting Tips:

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.69 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.61 Odds
• Over 10 Corners at 2.37 Odds