Major League Soccer

May 30, 2024 at 1.30am UK

Children's Mercy Park

Kansas
1 - 2
Vancouver

Tzionis (90+2', 90+2')
Shelton (43'), Shelton (43'), Castellanos (75'), Castellanos (75')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Gauld (39', 39', 82', 82')
Inge Utvik (7'), 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

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

Vancouver Whitecaps

All competitions

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

Goals
for

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 City	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
52.13% ( 0.14)	22.52% ( -0.03)	25.34% ( -0.11)

Both teams to score 60.4% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.46% (

0.03)

39.54% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.11% (

0.03)

61.89% (

-0.04)

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.71% (

0.05)

15.29% (

-0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56% (

0.1)

44% (

-0.11)

Vancouver Whitecaps Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.3% (

-0.07)

28.7% (

0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.48% (

-0.08)

64.52% (

0.08)

Score Analysis

Sporting Kansas City 52.13%

Vancouver Whitecaps 25.34%

Draw 22.52%

Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
2-1 @ 9.66% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 8.24% ( 0) 2-0 @ 7.74% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 6.05% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 4.84% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 3.78% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.84% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 2.28% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 1.77% ( 0) 5-1 @ 1.07% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.88% Total : 52.13%	1-1 @ 10.28% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 6.03% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 4.39% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.57% ( -0) Other @ 0.25% Total : 22.52%	1-2 @ 6.42% ( -0.02) 0-1 @ 5.48% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 3.42% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 2.67% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.51% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.42% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.42% Total : 25.34%