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Major League Soccer
Jul 18, 2024 at 3.30am UK
BC Place Stadium
Sporting Kansas

Vancouver
2 - 1
Kansas

Voloder (34' og.), Picault (76')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Agade (69')
Voloder (87')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Louis City 1-4 Vancouver
Sunday, July 14 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Earthquakes 1-2 Kansas
Sunday, July 14 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Sporting Kansas City

The Caps appear to be heating up at the right time, and with some of their energy players returning, we expect them to utilise their speed in transition on Wednesday and keep their unbeaten run intact. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 59.87%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 19.03%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.49%) and 1-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.84%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 1-2 (5.16%).

Result
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawSporting Kansas City
59.87% (0.475 0.48) 21.11% (-0.13 -0.13) 19.03% (-0.341 -0.34)
Both teams to score 56.34% (-0.164 -0.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.22% (0.073 0.07)40.78% (-0.068999999999996 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.83% (0.076000000000001 0.08)63.17% (-0.071000000000005 -0.07)
Vancouver Whitecaps Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.75% (0.166 0.17)13.25% (-0.162 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.96% (0.333 0.33)40.04% (-0.328 -0.33)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.95% (-0.313 -0.31)35.05% (0.315 0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.2% (-0.331 -0.33)71.8% (0.336 0.34)
Score Analysis
    Vancouver Whitecaps 59.87%
    Sporting Kansas City 19.03%
    Draw 21.11%
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawSporting Kansas City
2-1 @ 9.95% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-0 @ 9.49% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
1-0 @ 9.39% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
3-1 @ 6.7% (0.043 0.04)
3-0 @ 6.39% (0.095 0.09)
3-2 @ 3.51% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.39% (0.042 0.04)
4-0 @ 3.23% (0.068 0.07)
4-2 @ 1.77% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.37% (0.025 0.03)
5-0 @ 1.31% (0.035 0.03)
Other @ 3.39%
Total : 59.87%
1-1 @ 9.84% (-0.055999999999999 -0.06)
2-2 @ 5.21% (-0.043 -0.04)
0-0 @ 4.65% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.23% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 21.11%
1-2 @ 5.16% (-0.075 -0.08)
0-1 @ 4.87% (-0.058 -0.06)
0-2 @ 2.55% (-0.052 -0.05)
2-3 @ 1.82% (-0.031 -0.03)
1-3 @ 1.8% (-0.042 -0.04)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 19.03%

How you voted: Vancouver vs Kansas

Vancouver Whitecaps
86.2%
Draw
10.3%
Sporting Kansas City
3.4%
29
Head to Head
May 30, 2024 1.30am
Jul 2, 2023 1.30am
Kansas
3-0
Vancouver
Walter (33'), Pulido (45+3'), Thommy (53')
Thommy (57'), Davis (89')

Berhalter (66')
Jun 4, 2023 3.30am
Vancouver
1-1
Kansas
Gauld (88' pen.)
White (39'), Blackmon (63'), Cubas (69'), Gauld (78'), Sartini (86')
Pulido (20')
Castellanos (7'), Kinda (79'), Kinda (79+79'), McIntosh (90+5')
May 29, 2022 2am
Kansas
0-1
Vancouver
Ford (13'), Fontas (44'), Russell (58')
Berhalter (27'), Gutierrez (52')
Apr 3, 2022 1am
Vancouver
1-0
Kansas
Raposo (73')
Teibert (37'), Berhalter (45'), Cavallini (60'), Godinho (90+4')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami24155454381650
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati24153643301348
3Columbus Crew22127346202643
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls2491143930938
5New York City FCNY City2411493529637
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC2410682825336
7Orlando City249693837133
8CF MontrealMontreal246993448-1427
9Toronto2583143347-1427
10Nashville SCNashville2468102636-1026
11DC United2568113550-1526
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta2467113335-225
13Chicago Fire2467112940-1125
14Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia2459104242024
15New England RevolutionNew England2271142246-2422

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy25137547341346
2Real Salt LakeSalt Lake24128449311844
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles23135545301544
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver2311574031938
5Colorado RapidsColorado2511594741638
6Seattle SoundersSeattle2410773426837
7Portland TimbersPortland2410684839936
8Houston DynamoHouston239773127434
9Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd2486103841-330
10Austin FCAustin2486102635-930
11Dallas2485113738-129
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas2565144051-1123
13St Louis City24410103145-1422
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes2442183159-2814


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