Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Football USA - MLS BC Place Sat 26 Jul 22:30
Sporting Kansas City
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City

Vancouver Whitecaps host Sporting Kansas City in this MLS match at BC Place, with kick-off set for 22:30 on Saturday 26 July. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Will Sporting Keep the Scoreline Respectable?

We’re big fans of Sporting KC with a +1.25 goal advantage against Vancouver. We’ll see our Asian Handicap stake divided equally between +1 and +1.5, with appealing odds of -120 that the visitors can perform well.

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Vancouver 2-1 Winners in Previous H2H

Vancouver Whitecaps drew away from home in their last game. A 1-1 scoreline was played out against San Diego FC at Snapdragon Stadium. The Caps had just 37% possession and recorded three shots on target, while Manu Duah (own goal) scored the goal.

Sporting Kansas City drew 1-1 against New York City FC in their previous game. This was on home soil at Children's Mercy Park. The Missouri club enjoyed just 39% possession and had five shots on goal, with Daniel Salloi on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Vancouver have beaten Sporting in the last two encounters. The most recent was a 2-1 home victory at BC Place following a 2-1 away win at Children's Mercy Park. The past 10 H2H matches have resulted in five Vancouver wins, two draws and three Sporting victories.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
27 Sporting KC logo Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Vancouver logo Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
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Vancouver Whitecaps – Last 10 League Games

4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 9.0 attempts. Vancouver have had 47.1% possession and 5.2 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 1.6 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 8.7 attempts, while being awarded 5.1 corners.

Brian White leads the way with 3 goals, Emmanuel Sabbi has 2, with Sebastian Berhalter and two others on 1. Brian White, Jeevan Badwal and Pedro Vite have racked up the most assists with 1 each.

Sporting Kansas City – Last 10 League Games

Sporting KC have 3 victories, 3 defeats and 4 draws, with an average of 1.7 goals from 8.2 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal. Kerry Zavagnin's team average 43.4% possession, 4.7 corners awarded and 4.7 corners against them, while conceding 1.8 goals from 13.4 attempts and 6.6 shots on goal.

Dejan Joveljic has recorded 7 goals, Santiago Munoz 3, with Daniel Salloi and Erik Thommy both managing 2. Manu Garcia has managed to clock up 4 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Yohei Takaoka (GK), Edier Ocampo, Bjoern Inge Utvik, Tristan Blackmon, Mathias Laborda, J.C. Ngando, Sebastian Berhalter, Andres Cubas, Emmanuel Sabbi, Brian White, Jayden Nelson.

Sporting KC confirmed lineup (4-3-3): John Pulskamp (GK), Andrew Brody, Jansen Miller, Joaquin Fernandez, Tim Leibold, Jacob Bartlett, Zorhan Bassong, Nemanja Radoja, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov, Dejan Joveljic, Daniel Salloi.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City betting outlook has it all, including a trusted match forecast, our predicted score, best corners advice and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

Sporting KC +1.25 are likely to be a popular Asian Handicap wager at -120. A win or draw against Vancouver can secure a full payout and we’re confident heading into the MLS game.

Injuries and suspensions are taken into account by the MLS experts at Sportsgambler.com. Our football betting tips are also shaped by the latest form, with the stats playing a big part before predictions are made.

Key Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City league stats:

  • The +1.25 line has been covered by SKC in 5 consecutive games.
  • The +1.25 line has been covered by SKC in 9 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • The +1.25 line has been covered by SKC in 15 of their last 18 games on the road.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Vancouver in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Vancouver in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Vancouver in 10 consecutive games against SKC.
Sporting +1.25 Probability

According to the odds, there’s a 54.6% likelihood of our pick winning. After careful examination, our team calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction
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Corners Prediction

Sporting KC Over 3.5 Corners -120 BetMGM logo

Sporting KC have averaged 5.40 corners in the past 5 matches, with the corner count against Vancouver going over 3.5 in their previous five games. We think it’s achievable that Sporting will cover the Team Corners line and odds of -120 can be landed.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Vancouver Logo Vancouver
Total
10.30 5.20 5.10
Home
10.70 6.30 4.40
Away
10.90 4.60 6.30
Sporting KC Logo Sporting KC
Total
9.40 4.70 4.70
Home
10.00 5.70 4.30
Away
8.80 2.90 5.90
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Sporting KC +1.25 -120
Both Team To Score Yes -175
Team Corners Sporting KC Over 3.5 -120

If you’re up for a same-game multi, then we’ve got Sporting KC to cover the +1.25 Asian Handicap, Yes on the BTTS market merged with Sporting KC to rack up over 3.5 corners.

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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Caps Heavy Favourites With the Betting Sites

Favourites Vancouver Whitecaps are regarded as the likeliest winners for this MLS clash. The -244 about them triumphing means a 71% chance of coming out on top based on their current betting odds. The +550 means that Sporting Kansas City are seen as having the lowest probability of succeeding.

If you fancy Vancouver to be leading at the interval, then you can secure odds of -115. Alternatively, there’s the chance to wager on Sporting at +440 on the Half-Time Result, with the draw trading at +175.

The expectation is that Over 2.5 Goals will be scored according to the latest odds. Should you expect both teams score, then the BTTS Yes option is available at -167.

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Brian White Favourite to Score the First Goal

Brian White is the market leader at +310 to be First Goalscorer but if you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals
Brian White (Vancouver)
First
-103
Anytime
+310
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Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver)
First
+160
Anytime
+480
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Stephen Afrifa (SKC)
First
+310
Anytime
+850
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Daniel Salloi (SKC)
First
+375
Anytime
+1050
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Player Shots On Target
Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver)
Over 0.5
-263
Under 0.5
+138
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Brian White (Vancouver)
Over 1.5
-111
Under 1.5
-161
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Stephen Afrifa (SKC)
Over 0.5
-111
Under 0.5
-161
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Daniel Salloi (SKC)
Over 0.5
+118
Under 0.5
-217
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BC Place
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Vancouver Undefeated in Previous Four H2H BC Place Clashes

Vancouver have secured five wins, three draws and two defeats in the last 10 home matches, scoring an average of 2.10 goals per game and conceding 1.30.

Sporting have clocked up five losses, three wins and two draws in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 1.70.

Vancouver enjoyed a 2-1 winning scoreline when last meeting Sporting at BC Place. In the past 6 H2H matches at BC Place, we have seen three Vancouver wins, two Sporting victories and one draw.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Vancouver Whitecaps logo Vancouver Whitecaps Home Stats 5-3-2 3.40 2.10 1.30 6 4 6 4
Sporting Kansas City logo Sporting Kansas City Away Stats 3-2-5 3.30 1.60 1.70 8 2 8 2
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps logo Vancouver Whitecaps League Stats
Sporting KC logo Sporting KC League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Sporting Kansas City Lineups & Team News

Don’t miss the latest Vancouver vs Sporting team news before you bet. Get the predicted and confirmed MLS lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

Vancouver Whitecaps Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Vancouver Whitecaps Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Yohei Takaoka
18 Edier Ocampo 15 Bjoern Inge Utvik 33 Tristan Blackmon 2 Mathias Laborda
26 J.C. Ngando 16 Sebastian Berhalter 20 Andres Cubas
11 Emmanuel Sabbi 24 Brian White 7 Jayden Nelson
1 John Pulskamp
3 Andrew Brody 15 Jansen Miller 24 Joaquin Fernandez 14 Tim Leibold
16 Jacob Bartlett 22 Zorhan Bassong 6 Nemanja Radoja
93 M. Suleymanov 9 Dejan Joveljic 10 Daniel Salloi

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes

  • 12Belal Halbouni
  • 13Ralph Priso-Mbongue
  • 14Daniel Rios
  • 27Giuseppe Bovalina
  • 28Tate Johnson
  • 30Adrian Zendejas
  • 32Isaac Boehmer
  • 42Nelson Pierre
  • 59Jeevan Badwal

Sporting KC Substitutes

  • 2Ian James
  • 4Robert Voloder
  • 7Santiago Munoz
  • 8Memo Rodriguez
  • 13Mason Toye
  • 17Jacob Davis
  • 18Logan Ndenbe
  • 30Stephen Afrifa
  • 36Ryan Schewe

Previous Vancouver Whitecaps Lineups

19 Jul MLS
San Diego 1-1 Vancouver
16 Jul MLS
Houston Dynamo 0-3 Vancouver
12 Jul MLS
Colorado Rapids 3-0 Vancouver
04 Jul MLS
LA Galaxy 3-0 Vancouver
29 Jun MLS
Los Angeles FC 0-1 Vancouver
25 Jun MLS
Vancouver 3-5 San Diego

Previous Sporting KC Lineups

19 Jul MLS
Sporting KC 1-1 NYCFC
12 Jul MLS
Sporting KC 2-3 Seattle Sounders
04 Jul MLS
Colorado Rapids 1-2 Sporting KC
28 Jun MLS
Sporting KC 1-1 Real Salt Lake
25 Jun MLS
Sporting KC 2-1 Charlotte FC
14 Jun MLS
Sporting KC 2-4 FC Dallas

Injuries & Suspensions

Vancouver Whitecaps Injury Table
Type Name Info
Sebastian Schonlau Other
Sam Adekugbe Other
Ranko Veselinovic Cruciate ligame
Sporting KC Injury Table
Type Name Info
Andrew Brody Other
Team Squads

Vancouver Whitecaps Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Jesper Soerensen

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Yohei Takaoka 1 G 23 2070 23 0 0 0 0 0
Ranko Veselinovic 4 D 21 1754 20 3 0 1 1 0
Tristan Blackmon 33 D 20 1671 18 3 2 0 3 0
Edier Ocampo 18 D 20 1430 16 6 1 0 5 0
Sebastian Berhalter 16 M 18 1365 15 3 2 4 5 0

Sporting KC Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Kerry Zavagnin

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
John Pulskamp 1 G 23 2070 23 0 0 2 2 0
Manu Garcia 21 M 23 1982 22 1 2 7 4 0
Dejan Joveljic 9 F 21 1773 20 2 13 2 2 0
Jansen Miller 15 D 20 1755 19 2 0 0 2 0
Jacob Bartlett 16 M 19 1500 19 2 0 0 7 0
USA FlagMLS Table
2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Minnesota Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 NE Revolution 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 NYCFC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 NY Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 SJ Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
26 Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
28 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
29 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Minnesota Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 NE Revolution 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 NYCFC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 NY Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 SJ Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
26 Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
28 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
29 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0:0 0