Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th July 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table. The teams clash at BC Place, with much riding on the outcome in this Major League Soccer battle. Sporting Kansas City lost 2-1 against Vancouver Whitecaps in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Sporting Kansas City handed out in the match before.

The hosts are currently rank as number 6 in the Western conference with 35 points after 22 matches. Sporting Kansas City are trailing behind them on 23 points, which ranks them as number 12 ahead of their next game.

The last time Vancouver Whitecaps played Sporting Kansas City, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Thursday.

Vancouver Whitecaps are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Major League Soccer, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing 16 goals against, for an average of 1.6 per outing. They managed zero clean sheets along the way.

When it comes to goal-scoring Sporting Kansas City are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 23 goals for an average of 2.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one of these matches.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction

Vancouver Whitecaps Form

In their last three matches, Vancouver Whitecaps won 1-3 against Minnesota United, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against CF Montreal. They were back on top last time out, defeating St. Louis City 1-4. Vancouver Whitecaps won three of their previous six matches at BC Place in the Major League Soccer. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 12 goals to nine against.

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Colorado Rapids, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating FC Dallas in a 3-2 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against San Jose Earthquakes in their most recent outing. Sporting Kansas City managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 16 time and letting in seven.

Both Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Team News

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City H2H

Sporting Kansas City lost 2-1 against Vancouver Whitecaps in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Sporting Kansas City handed out in the match before. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Vancouver Whitecaps managed four wins, while Sporting Kansas City grabbed all three points four times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 7/10 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 16/5.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Results

Of the last ten encounters between Vancouver Whitecaps Sporting Kansas City over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 3/5 with bookies.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Betting Tips

Brian White look like value in the goal scoring market with seven strikes to his name in six Major League Soccer matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers William Agada adds to his four Major League Soccer goals come this coming Thursday.

In their last 10 matches at BC Place across all tournaments Vancouver Whitecaps won four times, drew three and lost three times. Sporting Kansas City claimed two wins, zero draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Vancouver Whitecaps on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Sporting Kansas City in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Vancouver Whitecaps managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Sporting Kansas City averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Vancouver Whitecaps’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Sporting Kansas City played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals themselves during this run.