Kick-off: 2000 EST, 28/05/2022
Stadium: Children’s Mercy Park
TV: TSN/ESPN+
Vancouver edged out Kansas City 1-0 on home turf last month but a switch in venue to Children’s Mercy Park could even things up this weekend.
Both teams have put in a series of solid performances of late but they still fill the bottom two places in the Western Conference table.
We reckon 3.7 for a hard-fought stalemate is the way to go with our first Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps prediction.
Sporting Kansas City Odds
Kansas City enjoyed a 2-1 US Open Cup victory over Houston at this venue in midweek, with Scottish forward Johnny Russell bagging both goals.
Russell was also on target in a 1-1 stalemate at San Jose which made it four draws in Sporting’s last six MLS fixtures.
They shared the spoils with Columbus, Dallas and New York City, as well as beating Colorado 2-1 here.
The Wizards’ only recent blip was a 7-2 drubbing at Portland, but overall they have looked on an upward curve, especially at home.
Russell netted 16 times in this competition last term and is up to four this season, so 5.0 for him to score first is a fair price from the Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps odds.
Vancouver Whitecaps Odds
Vancouver had picked up seven points from three home matches before heading to Charlotte last weekend and got off to a flyer at Bank of America Stadium.
Tosaint Ricketts hit the back of the net after just two minutes, but CLTFC replied soon after and went on to grab an 85th-minute decider.
However, despite suffering a sixth straight away defeat, that was an encouraging effort from Vanni Sartini’s side.
The Whitecaps enjoyed a boost to morale when advancing to the Canadian Championship semi-finals on Wednesday.
They drew 1-1 at Cavalry before prevailing 5-3 on penalties and will now face York United for a place in the decider.
Lucas Cavallini has again been included in the Canada squad for the upcoming international break, having netted 16 times from 31 previous caps.
The 29-year-old has scored in his last two MLS appearances and 4.0 for him to strike at any time here completes our Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps betting tips.
Additional stats
Last result:
San Jose 1-1 KANSAS CITY – Johnny Russell
Charlotte 2-1 VANCOUVER – Tosaint Ricketts
Head-to-head: Vancouver 1-0 Kansas City, Vancouver 2-1 Kansas City, Kansas City 3-0 Vancouver
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