Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps meet at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17, in a game for round 0 of the MLS. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 games. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams, on 01‑03‑2020, ended with Kansas City winning by (1‑3). The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Vancouver Whitecaps presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Kansas City :
This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins and 9 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 home games, Kansas City has recorded 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. His offense has scored consistently, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 5 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 10 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In the last 4 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61′ ‑ 75 ‘).
Sporting Kansas City’s qualification was not a surprise, as it showed constant football. However, the difficulty tends to be greater in the decisive phases and this will require you to double your attention. Therefore, you will have to correct some mistakes and show even more efficiency in the field. He will have no facilities in his next game, but he is the favorite and depends only on himself to win and advance in MLS is Back.
Vancouver Whitecaps :
This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 31 suffered; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 26 suffered. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, the Vancouver Whitecaps have won 4, tied 1 and lost 5. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition.
The qualification of the Vancouver Whitecaps could even be considered a surprise, since in their first two games they ended up losing. However, he managed to win in the last round of the group stage and advanced to the round of 16. Here the situation is different and the difficulty is much greater, so much so that you have no favoritism on his side. Therefore, just showing a big change in posture and attitude can surprise.
