The Vancouver Whitecaps continue their late push for the Supporters' Shield with a visit to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.

The Whitecaps (15-6-7, 52 points) have clinched a Western Conference playoff spot and enter the weekend five points behind the Philadelphia Union in the Supporters' Shield race. Vancouver has six matches remaining, two more than Philadelphia.

The Whitecaps are 2-0-1 with 11 total goals in their past three MLS matches, and coach Jesper Sorensen continues to look for finishing touches from strong scoring opportunities.

"We have to execute a little bit better because it's been a problem for us," Sorensen said.

A loss or draw for Kansas City (7-17-6, 27 points) along with some other results would eliminate the team from postseason contention. The team has lost

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