Preview & Prediction: Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC

In the upcoming Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC match, the competition is expected to be intense, bearing in mind the recent team trends and performance records.

Sporting Kansas City, despite having a winless streak in their last five matches, likely exhibit a strong offense; they have scored in all of their home games this season, including the last seven. Their recent fixtures have also borne witness to an influx of goals, with an average of three or more scored in the last three games. However, their luck has yet to translate into points, as they have gained not even a single one from their previous five games.

On the opposite side, the Vancouver Whitecaps have claimed two points from their last five fixtures. Their recent matches seemed to be defined by a struggle to find the net, as they have failed to score in three of their past five games. However, their recent away performance has been reasonable, which indicates they may maintain their scoring reputation in this game.

Bookmakers predict a close call, with Sporting KC maintaining a slight edge with a win probability of 2.40 compared to Vancouver’s 2.75. This is further substantiated by their historic meetings – Sporting KC had the upper hand with 13 wins out of 27 games, whereas Vancouver claimed eight. The results of these encounters have generally been high-score games with an average of 2.89 goals.

Given both teams’ performances and statistics, it seems probable that they will maintain their record of both scoring and conceding in this face-off. Furthermore, in the previous season of MLS, Sporting KC amassed an average of 0.86 Points Per Game at home, with Vancouver managing 1.57 Points Per Game during away matches.

In a nutshell, while Sporting Kansas’s scoring tendency could make it an exciting encounter, the game could swing in either direction, marking it as a thrilling watch for all football enthusiasts.

Insights

• Sporting Kansas City (SKC) has been on a poor run, picking up no points from the last five games.
• SKC, however, has a strong record of scoring, netting 5 times in the last 5 matches and scoring in every home game to date this season.
• SKC games have tended to be high scoring recently, with the last 3 ending with 3 or more goals.
• Despite their scoring prowess, SKC has struggled with wins, not winning any of their last five games.
• Historically, SKC games see both teams scoring, with it happening in 4 of the last 5 matches and in 86% of all their games this season.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC hasn’t been faring much better, managing only 2 points from their last 5 games.
• They have struggled with scoring, only netting 2 times in the last 5 matches and failing to score in 3.
• So far, the BTTS stat has landed for Vancouver in 2 of the last 5 games and in 8/14 overall this season.
• Neither team has been successful in the win department lately, with Vancouver also not winning any of their last five games.
• Betting odds suggest a tight contest, with SKC holding a win probability of 2.40 and Vancouver at 2.75.
• Historical match-data between the two has shown SKC to be superior with 13 wins compared to Vancouver’s 8 out of 27 meetings.
• Matches between the two have historically ended with an average of 2.89 goals, with BTTS happening 52% of the time.
• Contrasting their recent form, SKC’s home form has been very poor with an average of 0.86 points per game, while Vancouver’s away form appears solid with 1.57 points per game.

Match Facts

• The 1-1 scoreline tends to be the most recurring outcome when Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC face off, occurring 4 times.
• From their past 13 home games, Sporting Kansas City has triumphed 8 times, tied twice and lost 3 times to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, with a goal difference of 28-12 in their favor.
• Throughout 27 encounters, Sporting Kansas City has been victorious 13 times, tied 6 times and lost 8 times to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, crafting a goal difference of 48-30 in their favor.
• The previous season’s matches resulted in a 3-0 win for Sporting Kansas City at home and a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s home ground.
• Sporting Kansas City is undergoing a losing spree, having lost their last 5 Major League Soccer (MLS) matches.
• Interestingly, Sporting Kansas City nets 24% of their goals within the 16-30 minute time span.
• Equally interesting is that Vancouver Whitecaps FC finds the net for 30% of their goals between the minutes of 76 and 90.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC has failed to secure a win in their last 5 outings.
• Sporting Kansas City failed to score in none of their 7 home games in this MLS season.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC, on the other hand, failed to score in 2 of their 7 away games this MLS season.
• Sporting Kansas City’s top goal scorer is Erik Thommy with 4 goals while 5 goals have been netted by Brian White for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
• Jake Davis of Sporting Kansas City has received the most yellow cards (5), as has Adrian Cubas for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC has seen their defense breached in their last 6 match ups.
• Sporting Kansas City has emerged as the first half winner in 43% of their games, a feat Vancouver Whitecaps FC achieves in 29% of their matches.
• Sporting Kansas City dominates halftime in 43% of games, while Vancouver Whitecaps’ dominance sits at 29%.
• Their most recent game resulted in a win for Sporting Kansas City.
• Sporting Kansas City led the last face-off by 3 goals.
• Sporting Kansas City tends to win 58% of games when leading 1-0 at home.

• When scoring first away from home, Vancouver Whitecaps FC wins 54% of their games.
• When down 1-0 at home, Sporting Kansas City manages to make a comeback 40% of the time.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC overcomes a 1-0 deficit away from home in 20% of their games.
• In the MLS, Vancouver Whitecaps FC outperforms Sporting Kansas City.
• However, Sporting Kansas City boasts a superior performance in their last 5 games compared to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
• Across their last 5 encounters, both teams have won twice with one draw.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC has suffered only one defeat in their last 5 MLS games against Sporting Kansas City.
• Conversely, Sporting Kansas City has only one win in their last 5 MLS games against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
• On average, Sporting Kansas City attains 1.4 goals per match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who averages 0.8 goals against Sporting Kansas City.
• The typical number of goals in a match-up between the two is 2.2.
• First halves of these meetings usually witness 1.4 goals on average.
• Both teams have failed to secure a win in their most recent MLS match.
• Another point of interest, Sporting Kansas City scores approximately 1.95 goals per home game while Vancouver Whitecaps FC nets 1.33 goals per away game.
• A league-leading percentage, Sporting Kansas City tallies 24% of their goals in the 16-30 minute window.
• Furthermore, 27% of Sporting Kansas City’s goals fall within the 61-75 minute mark.
• In their previous 5 games, Sporting Kansas City has scored at least once.
• Both teams lost their most recent outing.