The Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won three straight regular season matches against Sporting Kansas City, though Sporting Kansas City did knock out the Vancouver Whitecaps FC out in the 2021 playoffs during that run. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC had recorded just three wins in its first 18 regular season meetings with Sporting Kansas City (D4, L11).
On Wednesday, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC recorded a 6-2 home win over the Houston Dynamo FC, with the six goals being the most scored by the team in any competition since joining MLS in 2011. It was the most ever scored by a Canadian team in an MLS match.
Sporting Kansas City has won consecutive games in all competitions for the first time this season with wins over the Portland Timbers (4-1), and FC Dallas (2-1). Sporting Kansas City has scored multiple goals in four of its last six league matches after not doing so in any of its previous 12 MLS games dating back to last season.
Pedro Vite scored 15 seconds into the win over the Houston Dynamo FC, for the Ecuadorian’s third goal in his last four league matches. The goal was tied for the sixth-fastest from the opening kickoff in a regular season game in MLS history and the fastest in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s MLS history, besting Eric Hassil from 2011 (0:33 vs the Chicago Fire)
Gadi Kinda scored and notched an assist in Sporting Kansas City’s 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Wednesday, his first game with multiple goal contributions since October 2021. Kinda has a goal contribution in three different MLS matches this season, all of which were won by Sporting Kansas City.
