Major League Soccer: Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Vancouver Whitecaps come to Children’s Mercy Park for the Major League Soccer match on Sunday, Sporting Kansas City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The Sporting Kansas City go into the game in rank 13 in the Western Conference, while the Vancouver Whitecaps rank 3 in the Western Conference.

Form: Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 4-2 victory against Colorado Rapids. They went on to lose 1-2 against Austin FC, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Real Salt Lake. Sporting Kansas City claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Major League Soccer, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Vancouver Whitecaps Form

Vancouver Whitecaps went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Houston Dynamo FC. A 3-2 win against St. Louis City followed, before they beat Philadelphia Union by 7-0. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps

It is difficult to look past Thomas Muller, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent Major League Soccer matches for Vancouver Whitecaps, with a total for the season saying four goals scored in this Major League Soccer campaign. With four goals lately for Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer, Dejan Joveljic is also a player to look out for.

Popular betting markets: Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Full-time result

Sporting Kansas City won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Children’s Mercy Park. They drew three and lost four as well, while Vancouver Whitecaps won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five.

Both teams to score

Sporting Kansas City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Vancouver Whitecaps only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Sporting Kansas City games Vancouver Whitecaps managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sporting Kansas City, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Vancouver Whitecaps, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game. Amazingly, Sporting Kansas City failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches.