The Vancouver Whitecaps look to climb the playoff ladder as they host the high-scoring Sporting KC at B.C. Place on Sunday.

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Kansas arrives in Vancouver having won four of their last five games, including a 4-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo last week. The Caps will have to pull out all the stops against the highest-scoring team in the West and they themselves know the match will be anything but easy.

“We know it’s going to be really hard because, in my opinion, they’re one of the best teams in the league, but we’re up to the challenge.”- Coach Santini

The visiting team has already bested the Caps once this season, winning 3-0 at home but will no longer have the home-field advantage.

The Whitecaps flew 82,415 kilometres to and from games, by far the most in the league. Now back in Vancouver it means they can take advantage of the teams not used to the jetlag and vigorous travelling schedule and they plan to do just that on Sunday.

Since returning to their home field and not being subjected to jet lag the Caps have sealed five of six victories, the one-loss a 1-0 defeat against Portland one of the hottest teams in the Western Conference. Of the remaining six games left in the regular season, it’s a split 50/50 home and away.

“We know how hard it is to make points on the road … but I think we need to also win on the road to make the playoffs. So, we need to do very well at home but also will have to be constant and consistent in the performance, even when we go away.”-Coach Santini

The Whitecaps are currently one point back of Minnesota for seventh place and a final playoff birth but could catapult into fifth place with a win on Sunday. Although they haven’t made a post-season in three years this season will be their best chance yet.

With just two losses in their last 16 games, let’s see if our Caps can keep the hot streak alive!