Sporting KC and Vancouver Whitecaps are going to take on on Saturday in the th week of the Major League Soccer. The match is going to be staged in Kansas City at the Children’s Mercy Park.

Sporting KC sits in the 3rd position in the standings with 58 points. It comes from a 0-1 loss against Real Salt Lake in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Thus far,, it has won 17 times, draw 7 times, and lost 10 times.​​

Vancouver Whitecaps sits in the 6th place in the table with 49 points. It comes from a 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders in its last match in the Major League Soccer. So far,, it has won 12 times, draw 13 times, and lost 9 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

Sporting KC​

Line - Ups​
4-3-3
28 Nov
Sporting KC-Real Salt Lake
1-2
4-3-3
20 Nov
Sporting KC-Vancouver Whitecaps
3-1
4-3-3
07 Nov
Sporting KC-Real Salt Lake
0-1
4-3-3
04 Nov
Austin-Sporting KC
3-1
4-3-3
31 Oct
Minnesota United-Sporting KC
2-1
4-3-3
28 Oct
Sporting KC-LA Galaxy
2-0
4-3-3
23 Oct
Seattle Sounders-Sporting KC
1-2
4-3-3
18 Oct
Vancouver Whitecaps-Sporting KC
2-1
4-3-3
03 Oct
Sporting KC-Houston Dynamo
4-2
4-3-3
30 Sep
Dallas-Sporting KC
1-3
4-3-3
26 Sep
Sporting KC-Seattle Sounders
1-2
4-3-3
16 Sep
Sporting KC-Minnesota United
4-0
4-3-3
12 Sep
Sporting KC-Chicago Fire
2-0
3-4-3
04 Sep
Los Angeles FC-Sporting KC
4-0
4-3-3
29 Aug
Sporting KC-Colorado Rapids
1-1
4-1-4-1
21 Aug
Minnesota United-Sporting KC
0-0
4-3-3
19 Aug
Sporting KC-Portland Timbers
1-1
4-3-3
15 Aug
Dallas-Sporting KC
0-2
3-4-3
08 Aug
Colorado Rapids-Sporting KC
0-0
4-3-3
05 Aug
Los Angeles FC-Sporting KC
1-4
4-3-3
01 Aug
Sporting KC-Dallas
1-2
4-3-3
26 Jul
Seattle Sounders-Sporting KC
1-3
4-3-3
22 Jul
Sporting KC-SJ Earthquakes
1-1
4-3-3
05 Jul
LA Galaxy-Sporting KC
0-2
4-3-3
26 Jun
Sporting KC-Los Angeles FC
2-1
4-3-3
24 Jun
Sporting KC-Colorado Rapids
3-1
4-3-3
20 Jun
Portland Timbers-Sporting KC
2-1
4-3-3
12 Jun
Sporting KC-Austin
1-1
4-3-3
30 May
Sporting KC-Houston Dynamo
3-2
4-3-3
23 May
SJ Earthquakes-Sporting KC
1-3
4-3-3
16 May
Sporting KC-Vancouver Whitecaps
3-0
4-1-4-1
13 May
Houston Dynamo-Sporting KC
1-0
4-3-3
09 May
Sporting KC-Austin
2-1
4-3-3
01 May
Real Salt Lake-Sporting KC
3-1
4-3-3
23 Apr
Sporting KC-Orlando City
1-1
4-3-3
18 Apr
New York RB-Sporting KC
1-2

Sporting KC has mostly adopted the 4-3-3 line-up most used during the season (30 times or 88.24%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-3-3 (30 times), 3-4-3 (2 times) and 4-1-4-1 (2 times).

Peter Vermes is expected to play against Vancouver Whitecaps with the following players: T. Melia, L. Ramos Martins, A. Fontàs Prat, G. Zusi, I. Sánchez Farrés, R. Espinoza Ramírez, R. Walter, D. Salloi, J. Russell and K. Shelton.

Granting that the line up is confirmed, the average age of Sporting KC would be 30.70.

There are doubts about the presence of G. Kinda.

Peter Vermes will probably not be able to employ J. Lindsey and A. Pulido Izaguirre because of injury.

Peter Vermes will not be able to have the presence of F. Hernandez who is suspended​.

Vancouver Whitecaps​

Line - Ups​
3-4-1-2
20 Nov
Sporting KC-Vancouver Whitecaps
3-1
3-4-1-2
07 Nov
Vancouver Whitecaps-Seattle Sounders
1-1
3-4-1-2
03 Nov
Los Angeles FC-Vancouver Whitecaps
1-1
3-4-1-2
28 Oct
Vancouver Whitecaps-Minnesota United
2-1
3-4-1-2
24 Oct
SJ Earthquakes-Vancouver Whitecaps
1-1
3-4-1-2
21 Oct
Portland Timbers-Vancouver Whitecaps
2-3
3-4-1-2
18 Oct
Vancouver Whitecaps-Sporting KC
2-1
3-4-1-2
10 Oct
Seattle Sounders-Vancouver Whitecaps
4-1
3-4-1-2
03 Oct
Vancouver Whitecaps-SJ Earthquakes
3-0
3-4-1-2
30 Sep
Houston Dynamo-Vancouver Whitecaps
0-0
3-4-1-2
26 Sep
Vancouver Whitecaps-Dallas
1-0
3-4-2-1
20 Sep
Colorado Rapids-Vancouver Whitecaps
1-1
3-4-2-1
11 Sep
Vancouver Whitecaps-Portland Timbers
0-1
4-3-2-1
04 Sep
Vancouver Whitecaps-Austin
2-1
4-3-3
30 Aug
Vancouver Whitecaps-Real Salt Lake
4-1
4-3-3
22 Aug
Vancouver Whitecaps-Los Angeles FC
2-1
4-3-3
19 Aug
Austin-Vancouver Whitecaps
1-2
4-3-3
14 Aug
SJ Earthquakes-Vancouver Whitecaps
0-0
4-3-3
09 Aug
LA Galaxy-Vancouver Whitecaps
1-1
4-3-3
01 Aug
Vancouver Whitecaps-Minnesota United
2-2
4-3-3
25 Jul
Los Angeles FC-Vancouver Whitecaps
2-2
4-3-3
21 Jul
Vancouver Whitecaps-Houston Dynamo
0-0
4-3-3
18 Jul
Vancouver Whitecaps-LA Galaxy
2-1
4-3-3
08 Jul
Vancouver Whitecaps-Real Salt Lake
0-4
4-1-4-1
05 Jul
Dallas-Vancouver Whitecaps
2-2
4-3-3
27 Jun
Seattle Sounders-Vancouver Whitecaps
2-2
4-4-2
24 Jun
Vancouver Whitecaps-LA Galaxy
1-2
4-3-3
19 Jun
Real Salt Lake-Vancouver Whitecaps
3-1
4-2-3-1
23 May
Houston Dynamo-Vancouver Whitecaps
2-1
4-4-2
16 May
Sporting KC-Vancouver Whitecaps
3-0
4-4-2
13 May
Minnesota United-Vancouver Whitecaps
1-0
4-4-2
08 May
Vancouver Whitecaps-Montreal Impact
2-0
4-4-2
03 May
Vancouver Whitecaps-Colorado Rapids
0-1
4-4-2
24 Apr
Toronto-Vancouver Whitecaps
2-2
4-4-2
19 Apr
Vancouver Whitecaps-Portland Timbers
1-0

Vancouver Whitecaps has mostly adopted the 4-3-3 line-up most used during the season (12 times or 35.29%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-3-3 (12 times), 3-4-1-2 (10 times), 4-4-2 (7 times), 3-4-2-1 (2 times), 4-3-2-1 (once), 4-1-4-1 (once) and 4-2-3-1 (once).

Vanni Sartini is expected to play against Sporting KC with the following players: M. Crépeau, J. Nerwinski, F. Jungwirth, R. Veselinović, J. Brown, B. Boialvo Gaspar, L. Owusu, R. Teibert, R. Gauld, C. Dájome Arboleda and B. White.

Suppose that the line up is confirmed, the estimate average age of Vancouver Whitecaps would be 26.27.

Vanni Sartini will probably not be able to employ D. Caicedo Mideros and T. Ricketts because of injury.

C. Souza e Silva will definitely miss the match.