Coming off the International break, Sporting Kansas City went with the same lineup from the October 3rd win at home over Houston. With all of the other top teams in the Western Conference having lost earlier in the weekend, Sporting KC were hoping to gain points over their rivals with a win or draw at the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Vancouver started strong in the first couple minutes, but Sporting KC quickly gained control of possession and pressured Vancouver into a number of turnovers. SKC could not take advantage of those turnovers or possession with quality scoring opportunities.