Vancouver recorded a 1-0 home win over Sporting Kansas City at BC Place on April 2, its second straight home win over Sporting. Kansas City has lost only once in 10 home matches against the Whitecaps (W7 D2), including a 3-1 win in last season’s playoffs.
Sporting Kansas City has won just one of its last nine MLS matches (D4 L4) following a 1-1 draw in San Jose on Sunday. Sporting has just three wins this season, equaling the fewest the club has ever had after 14 games of a season (also 2019, 2011, 2010, 1999).
The Whitecaps have lost seven straight away matches (including a playoff loss at Kansas City), including their first six on the road this season. Only six teams in MLS history have lost their first seven away matches of a season, including FC Dallas last season.
Johnny Russell’s goal against San Jose on Sunday was his 44th in the regular season for Sporting Kansas City, taking him ahead of Davy Arnaud and Josh Wolff into third on SKC’s all time regular season scoring charts. Only Preki (71) and Dom Dwyer (57) have scored more regular season goals for Kansas City.
Tosaint Ricketts’ goal in the second minute on Sunday was just Vancouver’s third first-half goal of the season, fewest in MLS. The Whitecaps are the only team in MLS that has not held a lead at halftime of a match 2022.
