Portland sit 12 points and 10 places above their opponents here, however, they have shown defensive vulnerability at home, which makes the BTTS more appealing than backing them to win.

St Louis have struggled on the road, only scoring six goals across their eight away assignments. This record should improve here against a Portland side that can struggle to kill off games at home, conceding 11 goals across their eight home games (1.37 per game), while scoring 13 themselves (1.62 per game).

The most recent meeting between these sides ended in a 4-4 draw, while the meeting prior ended in a 3-1 victory over Portland in the Cup. Look for both teams to score once more here.

LAFC sit 6th in the Western Conference, nine points off Vancouver Whitecaps who currently lead the way at the top. LAFC have won five of their seven games at home this term, only San Diego (6) have a better home record in the Western Conference, and they have played three more games at home than Steven Cherundolo’s side.

The most impressive part of LAFC’s home record is their defensive solidity. They’ve only conceded four goals across their seven home games, the lowest total of any side in the Western Conference. Sporting Kansas have managed to score 13 goals across their nine away games so far this season, but we can expect this attacking prowess to be stifled by LAFC’s impressive backline. LAFC have won four of the last five meetings between the sides, including the most recent clash in a 2-0 win.

LAFC have been pretty prolific in these home games as well, scoring 12 goals across their seven home matches. They enter this match unbeaten across their last nine matches, winning four of these games. Sporting Kansas have only managed to win one of their last five games across all competitions and have only come out on top in two of their nine away games this term.

Vancouver Whitecaps are the early pace setters in the Western Conference having lost just one of their 15 games so far, winning nine of these. They’ve scored 27 goals across these fixtures which is a record only bettered by San Jose (34) and San Diego (29). They boast the best defence in the Western Conference too, having conceded just 12 goals so far this season.

Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 16 goals across their eight home matches this season, only three sides in the division have scored more goals at home in the Western Conference this season. Seattle Sounders could face a real problem in trying to keep the league leaders out, seeing as they have conceded 14 goals across their nine away games so far (1.55 per game).