Vancouver Whitecaps face Sporting Kansas City following shutout victory

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (12-4-4, second in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (4-14-3, 16th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Vancouver -258, Sporting Kansas City +545, Draw +410; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Dallas 5-0, the Vancouver Whitecaps play Sporting Kansas City.

Sporting KC is 4-11-2 in conference play. Sporting KC has a 3-0-0 record in games it scores more than two goals.

The Whitecaps are 10-3-4 against Western Conference opponents. Brian White leads the highest-scoring team in Western Conference play with 12 goals. The Whitecaps have a conference-high 45.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Whitecaps won the last game 3-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored eight goals with one assist for Sporting KC. Calvin Harris has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

White has scored 12 goals with two assists for the Whitecaps. Sebastian Berhalter has three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 13-12-5, averaging 3.6 goals, 12.9 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

Whitecaps: 15-5-10, averaging 5.7 goals, 18.0 shots on goal and 17.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Owen Wolff (injured), Andre Luiz (injured), Jake Davis (injured), Or Blorian (injured).

Whitecaps: Jeevan Badwal (injured), Aleksa Cvetkovic (injured), Kwasi Poku (injured), Kenji Cabrera (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Ranko Veselinovic (injured).

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