2022 Major League Soccer season will be back in action this week as Seattle Sounders welcomes Vancouver Whitecaps to Lumen Field. Match day schedules for June 15, 2022 at 05:30 EAT.
Seattle Sounders occupy the 11 place after collecting 16 points from their 12 matches. The MLS campaign is the only competition left for them to compete in this year, and with games in hand on every team in the league, plus another four matches at home this month, it is a big opportunity for the Rave Green to regain control of the Western Conference.
The Sounders FC will be looking for another win following 2-1 MLS victory to beat Charlotte FC in their previous match. In that game, Seattle Sounders FC had 57% possession, 16 shots with three of them on target and goals scored by Jordan Morris (72′) and Raúl Ruidíaz (80′). Charlotte FC got 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Ben Bender (21′).
On the other hand, Vancouver has never qualified for the postseason in consecutive campaigns since 2014 and 2015, though their current run of points has them contending for another playoff spot this year after being well off that pace through the early going. Whitecaps have dug themselves out of the Western Conference basement, winning three of their last four MLS affairs.
The Whitecaps gets into this fixture confident coming off 2-1 MLS success over Real Salt Lake in their most recent match. In that game, Vancouver Whitecaps had 41% possession, six shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Ranko Veselinović (31′) and Ryan Gauld (93′). Real Salt Lake got 10 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Justin Meram (52′).
Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps head to head
Seattle Sounders boasts the upper hand having won 18 times out of the 38 head to head encounters since 2008. There have been 11 stalemates and Vancouver has won nine matches.
- Vancouver 1-1 Seattle 8/11/21
- Seattle 4-1 Vancouver 10/10/21
- Seattle 2-2 Vancouver 27/06/21
- Vancouver 0-2 Seattle 28/10/20
- Seattle 3-1 Vancouver 04/10/20
Home
- Seattle 2-1 Charlotte
- Colorado 1-0 Seattle
- Houston 0-1 Seattle
- Seattle 3-1 Minnesota
- Seattle 9-1 0San Jose
Away
- Vancouver 2-1 Salt Lake
- Kansas City 0-1 Vancouver
- Cavalry 3-5 Vancouver
- Charlotte 2-1 Vancouver
- Vancouver 2-1 Dallas
Seattle Sounders team news
The hosts will be without Joao Paulo due to an ACL tear.
Vancouver Whitecaps team news
Cristian Dajome, Thomas Hasal and Captain Russell Teibert have been ruled out of this fixture through injuries.
Prediction and odds
The Sounders have managed to win three of their last four games and will be intent on furthering their resurgence while Vancouver Whitecaps’ 14-game winless streak against Seattle Sounders is their longest such run against any team in the MLS, while it is the Sounders’ longest unbeaten run against a single opponent.
- Seattle Sounders Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
