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Peter Green - July 6, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the Major League Soccer on Sunday, 9 July 2023.
Vancouver Whitecaps are having an average form in the league since the beginning. They are sitting at ninth in the standings after sealing six wins and seven draws from their 19 league outings.
Going on, they will be having a tight competition this Sunday as the team faces Seattle Sounders as their visiting rivals. Going on, Seattle Sounders are sitting at second in the standings following an inconsistent form.
Vancouver Whitecaps can also rely on the recent tradition since they won the previous two encounters against Seattle Sounders.
Three of the last five meetings had goals over 2.5 ft. Vancouver Whitecaps are having a three-match unbeaten streak against Seattle Sounders at this stadium.
Vancouver Whitecaps are having an impressive form at home of late. They are on a nine-match winless run at home. It is worth noting that they were having a six-match unbeaten streak before turning inconsistent.
Meanwhile, Seattle Sounders have been following an unimpressive form on the road for the past several matches. They were winless in six of their nine road trips so far this campaign.
The h2h upper hand of Vancouver Whitecaps will also be a disadvantage for the guests and we are expecting a win for the home side on Sunday for all the above reasons.
The recent match-ups of both sides at respective patches display high-scoring affairs at a good rate. Moreover, three of the past five h2h meetings between these two had goals over 2.5 ft. Thus, we expect this match to have goals over 2.5 ft.
Neither of these two teams are having a solid defensive line at respective patches this season. Vancouver Whitecaps allowed a total of 4 goals in the last three league home matches. Since we expect a win for them, goals are likely to land from both ends.
Vancouver Whitecaps leads in all the recent stats, including the h2h clashes against Seattle Sounders. We expect a win for them on Sunday at 2.05 odds.
While placing it as the main tip, we like to back the over 2.5 goals tip at 1.93 odds considering the recent goal numbers of both.
