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Major League Soccer
May 30, 2024 at 1.30am UK
Children's Mercy Park
Vancouver Whitecaps

Kansas
1 - 2
Vancouver

Tzionis (90+2')
Shelton (43'), Castellanos (75')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Gauld (39', 82')
Inge Utvik (7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portland 2-1 Kansas
Sunday, May 26 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Vancouver 1-2 Inter Miami
Sunday, May 26 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps

Neither side are in great form at the moment, while three of the previous four meetings between these two have resulted in either a draw or a one-goal victory. They are both low on confidence and struggling to create much going forward, which is why we are projecting a stalemate in this midweek clash. 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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 52.13%. A win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 25.34% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.74%). The likeliest Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-2 (6.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Sporting Kansas CityDrawVancouver Whitecaps
52.13% (0.13500000000001 0.14) 22.52% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03) 25.34% (-0.109 -0.11)
Both teams to score 60.4% (-0.017999999999994 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.46% (0.029000000000003 0.03)39.54% (-0.032000000000004 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.11% (0.032000000000004 0.03)61.89% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.71% (0.054999999999993 0.05)15.29% (-0.057 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56% (0.104 0.1)44% (-0.107 -0.11)
Vancouver Whitecaps Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.3% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)28.7% (0.065000000000001 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.48% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)64.52% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 52.13%
    Vancouver Whitecaps 25.34%
    Draw 22.52%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawVancouver Whitecaps
2-1 @ 9.66% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.24% (0.0040000000000013 0)
2-0 @ 7.74% (0.019 0.02)
3-1 @ 6.05% (0.016 0.02)
3-0 @ 4.84% (0.021 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.78% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 2.84% (0.013 0.01)
4-0 @ 2.28% (0.015 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.77% (0.0049999999999999 0)
5-1 @ 1.07% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 3.88%
Total : 52.13%
1-1 @ 10.28% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 6.03% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.39% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.57% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 22.52%
1-2 @ 6.42% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-1 @ 5.48% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-2 @ 3.42% (-0.017 -0.02)
1-3 @ 2.67% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.51% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.42% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 3.42%
Total : 25.34%

How you voted: Kansas vs Vancouver

Sporting Kansas City
39.4%
Draw
48.5%
Vancouver Whitecaps
12.1%
33
Head to Head
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')
Nov 20, 2021 10pm
Kansas
3-1
Vancouver
Shelton (17'), Isimat-Mirin (45+3'), Zusi (58')
Dajome (39' pen.)
Gaspar (86'), Cavallini (89'), Godoy (90+2')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami17104339241534
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1610332316733
3New York City FCNY City169252417729
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls157532822626
5Columbus Crew146622113824
6Toronto167272424023
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC166461516-122
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia154742521419
9Nashville SCNashville154741920-119
10DC United164662329-618
11Orlando City154561623-717
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta154472018216
13CF MontrealMontreal154472133-1216
14Chicago Fire162681528-1312
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1686231181330
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy167723023728
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles158342719827
4Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd147432419525
5Austin FCAustin166552020023
6Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver156452218422
7Colorado RapidsColorado166462829-122
8Houston DynamoHouston156361616021
9Portland TimbersPortland165473030019
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas143471723-613
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas152582328-511
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1632112439-1511


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