Vancouver Whitecaps look for first victory of the season, host Sporting Kansas City

Posted April 01, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Sporting Kansas City (2-3-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0-3-1)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vancouver +160, Sporting Kansas City +169, Draw +231; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Whitecaps look for their first victory of the season when they host Sporting Kansas City.

The Whitecaps put together a 12-9-13 record overall in the 2021 season while finishing 10-4-3 in home matches. The Whitecaps scored 45 goals and recorded a goal differential of zero last season.

Sporting KC compiled a 17-10-7 record overall in 2021 while finishing 8-7-2 in road games. Sporting KC averaged 1.7 goals on 4.8 shots on goal per game last season.

Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Whitecaps: Caio Alexandre (injured), Brian White (injured), Erik Godoy (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured).

Sporting KC: Daniel Salloi (injured), Khiry Shelton (injured), Jose Mauri (injured), Gadi Kinda (injured), Oriol Rosell (injured), Alan Pulido (injured), Johnny Russell (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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