Vancouver Whitecaps are set to lock horns against Sporting Kansas City on 18th July

The Vancouver Whitecaps are set to lock horns against Sporting Kansas City in an exciting MLS face-off on 18th July 2024. The last encounter between these two sides resulted in a narrow victory for Sporting KC, ending at 1-0. Over several seasons, they’ve faced off 28 times. In this span, Sporting KC has outperformed the Vancouver Whitecaps with 13 wins to their 9, the rest 6 meetings ended in a draw.

Recently, the Vancouver Whitecaps have been showing an average form at home, while Sporting KC’s away performance has been notably subpar. The history of matches between these two teams shows an average of 2.89 goals scored, with both teams scoring in 54% of the games.

Taking into account this season’s MLS stats, the Vancouver Whitecaps have averaged 1.56 points per game on home turf, while Sporting KC have only managed an average of 0.67 points per game on their away outings. Keep an eye on these trends when deciding where to place your bets.

Insights

• The upcoming MLS matchup between Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City is set for 18th July 2024.
• In their last encounter, Sporting KC emerged victorious with a 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps.
• The two teams have an extensive history, having faced each other 28 times in recent seasons.
• Out of these 28 matches, Vancouver Whitecaps have a record of winning 9 games, while Sporting KC leads with 13 victories. The remaining 6 matches ended in a draw.
• Vancouver Whitecaps is currently maintaining an average performance in their home games.
• Sporting KC’s performance on the road has been less than satisfactory, they are in very poor away form.
• Average number of goals scored in the previous meetings between these two teams is approximately 2.89 per match.
• The chances of both teams scoring in a match (BTTS), based on past matches, is 54%.
• When looking at the current season of MLS, Vancouver Whitecaps have scored an average of 1.56 points per game in home matches.
• However, Sporting KC has had a poorer performance, with an average of 0.67 points per game in away matches.

Match Facts

• The bulk of Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City matches end with a score of 1-1, evidenced by a count of four such results.
• Regarding the 13 previous matches with Vancouver Whitecaps FC taking on home ground, both teams have each claimed 5 victories, while 3 games ended in draws. The difference in goals favors Sporting Kansas City with an aggregate score of 20 to 18.
• Looking at the last 28 meetings, Sporting Kansas City has come out on top 13 times, compared to Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s 9 victories. Additionally, a draw turned out six times. Sporting Kansas City also leads the total goal tally with a 49-32 advantage.
• In the prior season, the teams posted results of 1-1 (with Vancouver Whitecaps FC as the host) and 3-0 (Sporting Kansas City as the host).
• Unfortunately for the Sporting Kansas City, they have endured eight consecutive losses on the road in MLS.
• Around 29% of the goals by Vancouver Whitecaps FC are scored between the 76th and 90th minute.
• Sporting Kansas City tends to notch up 24% of their goals between the 16th and 30th minute.
• It has been a rough stretch for Sporting Kansas City with six straight losses away from home.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC has not suffered a defeat to Sporting Kansas City in their last three clashes at home.
• There has been one occasion in the nine home matches in this MLS season where Vancouver Whitecaps FC failed to score.
• Sporting Kansas City also experienced goal droughts, scoring zero in three out of their 11 away matches.

• Sporting Kansas City’s away record in the current season reads as: 1 win, 2 draws, and 8 losses.
• Brian White, with 10 goals, is the leading scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, while William Agada has netted 7 for Sporting Kansas City.
• In the first half of their matches, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City triumph 28% and 34% of the time, respectively.
• The last conflict was dominated by Vancouver Whitecaps FC with a one-goal victory.
• Whenever Vancouver Whitecaps FC take the lead at home, it results in a victory in half the matches. Conversely, Sporting Kansas City wins 44% of their matches when they lead 1-0 away. When falling behind 0-1 at home, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City both only manage to overturn the score in 10% of the matches.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC has exhibited superior performance relative to Sporting Kansas City in MLS.
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC has also shown enhanced performance in their last five matches compared to Sporting Kansas City.
• The recent five-match record reveals one loss for Vancouver Whitecaps FC against Sporting Kansas City across all competitions.
• In these last five bouts, Vancouver Whitecaps FC claimed three victories, Sporting Kansas City seized one, and one ended in a draw.
• Similar pattern is observed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC only losing one match out of the last five MLS bouts versus Sporting Kansas City, while the latter managed just a single victory.
• Typically, each team bags a single goal when pitted against each other.
• An average match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Kansas City witnesses almost two goals, with on average one goal tallied in the first half.
• With home advantage, Vancouver Whitecaps FC strikes an average of 1.32 goals, while Sporting Kansas City brings in 1.71 on away turf.
• Promisingly, Vancouver Whitecaps FC has been undefeated in their last four matches.