2019 MLS Regular Season - Week 12
Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Children's Mercy Park — Kansas City
May 18 - 8:30 PM ET
TV: TSN1
STREAMING: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US
Shorthanded Sporting Kansas City will try to snap a six-match winless streak when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps in a showdown of Western Conference foes at Children's Mercy Park Saturday night.
SKC (2-4-4) are coming off a 1-0 loss at D.C. United on Sunday, their second straight shutout defeat following a 3-0 home loss to Atlanta United. They had only four bench players at Audi Field because of a bevy of long-term injuries and the international call-up of Gianluca Busio to the US U-17 squad.
The Whitecaps (3-6-3) are one point below the playoff line in the West following a 1-0 home loss to Atlanta United Wednesday night with Josef Martinez scoring the lone goal from the penalty spot, snapping the 'Caps three-game unbeaten run.
Sporting have scored 10 goals in their last two encounters with Vancouver, including a 6-0 win at Children's Mercy Park last April with Johnny Russell netting a hat trick.
Sporting Kansas City
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Erik Hurtado (F) - right knee surgery
- OUT: Jaylin Lindsey(D) - torn meniscus
- OUT: Rodney Wallace (D) - hip surgery
- OUT: Roger Espinoza (M) - knee injury
- OUT: Gerso Fernandes (F) - broken wrist
- OUT: Andreu Fontas (D) - calf injury
- OUT: Wan Kuzain (M) - ankle injury
- OUT: Graham Zusi (D) - oblique injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Jimmy Medranda (M) - knee injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Daniel Salloi (F) - groin injury
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Michael Baldisimo (M) - left ankle contusion
- OUT: Jasser Khmiri (D) - left knee injury
- OUT: David Norman Jr. (M) - right foot surgery
- OUT: Yordy Reyna (F) - left hamstring strain
- OUT: Jon Erice (M) - left ankle sprain
- OUT: Lass Bangoura (F) - left hamstring strain
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: None
Series Matchup at Sporting KC
- Sporting KC: 5 wins, 17 goals
- Whitecaps: 1 win, 7 goals
- 1 draw
Officials
- Referee: Tim Ford
- Assistant Referees: Corey Rockwell, Gjovalin Bori
- 4th Official: Michael Radchuk
- VAR: Sorin Stoica
