On Monday, starting with 04:00, the Kansas City – Vancouver Whitecaps match will be played, within the eighth finals of the “MLS is back” tournament. Kansas City is undefeated in the previous 5 direct meetings with Vancouver Whitecaps, managing to win 4 of them. The eighth round will take place in Bay Lake (Florida), as well as the rest of the matches scheduled in the “MLS is back” competition, without spectators in the stands.
The “MLS is back” tournament started with the group stage and ends with an eliminatory play-off. The winner will qualify for the 2021 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, and the 2020 MLS season will resume after this competition.
Kansas City qualified for the round of 16 after scoring 6 points in the group stage. The team coached by Peter Vermes defeated Real Salt Lake, score 2-0, respectively Colorado Rapids, score 3-2. The first group match was a defeat with Minnesota, score 1-2. The “Wizards” group has 6 cups won in the United States, but failed to qualify for the MLS playoffs in the previous season, 2019.
Vancouver Whitecaps is one of the most attractive teams in the group stage, but more due to the poor defense. The Canadians trained by Marc Dos Santos lost the first disputes in the groups, score 3-4 with San Jose Earthquakes, respectively 0-3 with Seattle Sounders. The qualification to the round of 16 came after the success of the third match, a 2-0 with Chicago Fire, one of the favorite opponents of the Canadians.
Kansas City have won 4 of the last 5 direct matches!
Incredibly, the Vancouver Whitecaps faced 41 corners in the 3 group stage matches.
Kansas City has won four US Open Cups and two MLS Cups;
The “Wizards” were founded in 1995;
Vancouver Whitecaps once won the Voyagers Cup (2015);
In the group of “white-blues” is the prolific Colombian striker Fredy Montero;
PREDICTION: Sporting Kansas City to win @ 1,40
