Sporting Kansas City faces the Vancouver Whitecaps in Western Conference action
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (6-5-7, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (5-10-6, 12th in the Western Conference)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Sporting Kansas City -109, Vancouver +262, Draw +275; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps in Western Conference play.
Sporting KC is 5-7-5 against Western Conference opponents. Sporting KC is 3-0-0 when it scores at least three goals.
The Whitecaps are 5-5-6 against Western Conference opponents. The Whitecaps have a 4-0-0 record in games they record at least three goals.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The last meeting ended tied 1-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alan Pulido has scored seven goals with one assist for Sporting KC. Daniel Salloi has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Brian White has scored seven goals and added one assist for the Whitecaps. Ryan Gauld has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 4-3-3, averaging 1.8 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 6.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 4-3-3, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Kayden Pierre (injured), Cameron Duke (injured), Logan Ndenbe (injured), William Agada (injured), Kortne Ford (injured), Tim Melia (injured), Graham Zusi (injured).
Whitecaps: Javain Brown (injured), Julian Gressel (injured), Russell Teibert (injured), Ali Ahmed (injured), Tristan Blackmon (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
