Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 18/07/2020, 09:07  by James | Modified on 18/07/2020 at 10:07 in Football Predictions

Vancouver Whitecaps face off with Seattle Sounders in the next round of MLS is Back tournament games. Vancouver are currently bottom of their Group B table after one game and one defeat. They can count themselves unlucky to be on the losing end of a 4-3 thriller against San Jose Earthquakes, a tie decided by a 98th-minute winning goal. The Sounders are third in the group, having played two games and picked up one point for their troubles. They opened with a tight goalless draw against the Earthquakes before being beaten 2-1 by Chicago Fire. A reminder that the winners of this tournament qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. The top two teams in each group go through to the last 16 round as well as the best four third-placed teams. Both teams compete in the Western Conference of MLS during the regular season and endured equally shaky starts, both losing and winning one of their two games.

A better indication of how well-matched the sides are would be to look at the 2019 standings. The Sounders finished second in the Western Conference and won the MLS Cup with a 3-1 win over Toronto in the final. The Whitecaps had a far less successful campaign, finishing bottom of the Western Conference having only won eight of their 34 games. The Sounders have dominated recent meetings with the Whitecaps, winning four of the last six. The Whitecaps only managed to score in one of those six meetings. Their previous outing in this tournament is something of an anomaly as they don't usually score so many goals. Back another Sounders win here.