Seattle Sounders take losing streak into match with the Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (10-3-4, second in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (7-7-3, ninth in the Western Conference)

Seattle; Sunday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Vancouver -125, Seattle +289, Draw +283; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders aim to stop a six-game slide when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The Sounders are 7-6-3 against Western Conference teams. The Sounders have a 17-0-1 record in games they score two goals.

The Whitecaps are 8-2-4 against Western Conference teams. Brian White leads the third-ranked scoring team in the MLS with 10 goals. The Whitecaps have scored 38.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Rothrock has scored five goals and added one assist for the Sounders. Snyder Brunell has one assist over the last 10 games.

White has 10 goals and two assists for the Whitecaps. Sebastian Berhalter has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 8-12-10, averaging 3.0 goals, 12.3 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

Whitecaps: 16-3-11, averaging 5.7 goals, 18.6 shots on goal and 14.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Nikola Petkovic (injured), Hassani Dotson (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Jordan Morris (injured), Yeimar Gomez Andrade (injured), Paul Arriola (injured).

Whitecaps: Bruno Caicedo (injured), Kenji Cabrera (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Brian White (injured), Ranko Veselinovic (injured).

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