Dreyer leads San Diego FC against the Vancouver Whitecaps
San Diego FC (10-5-3, second in the Western Conference) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (10-2-5, first in the Western Conference)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vancouver +114, San Diego +216, Draw +245; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Anders Dreyer leads San Diego FC into a matchup with the Vancouver Whitecaps after a two-goal showing against Minnesota United.
The Whitecaps are 9-0-4 in conference games. The Whitecaps are 1-2-0 when they score just one goal.
San Diego is 10-4-2 in Western Conference games. Dreyer paces the fifth-ranked scoring team in the MLS with eight goals. San Diego has scored 33.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brian White has 10 goals for the Whitecaps. Pedro Vite has scored three goals over the past 10 games.
Dreyer has eight goals and seven assists for San Diego. Milan Iloski has five goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Whitecaps: 5-1-4, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
San Diego: 6-3-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Whitecaps: Ali Ahmed (injured), Sebastian Berhalter (injured), Jayden Nelson (injured), Brian White (injured), Emmanuel Sabbi (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured), Damir Kreilach (injured).
San Diego: Anisse Saidi (injured), Hamady Diop (injured), Willy Kumado (injured), Andres Reyes (injured), Luca de la Torre (injured), Hirving Lozano (injured), Paddy McNair (injured), Anibal Godoy (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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