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Guess the Starting XI – Match 21 vs. Austin FC

Welcome back, everyone.

After a tough loss this past weekend to Seattle, the Vancouver Whitecaps will look to recover quickly for the second fixture of a three-match homestand against Austin FC on Wednesday night.

Austin sits 5th in the West currently, with 29 points from 21 matches played. Austin is a pretty middle of the road team in terms of scoring and defending, averaging 1.38 goals both for and against so far in 2023. That being said, they are on a bit of a hot streak at the moment, having secured three wins in their last four matches. When these teams met back in April, they played out 0-0 draw down in Austin.

For Vancouver, they will be boosted by the return of Andres Cubas and Ali Ahmed, who are back in the fold after being unavailable this past weekend. Ahmed, as pointed out in the comments, did come off for Canada with a slight knock, so I’m not sure how much he will be ready to handle midweek. Julian Gressel and Javain Brown, meanwhile, remain out as their teams progressed in the Gold Cup.

Ok, on to rules and standings.

  • Predictions will be ‘valid’ if posted HERE (or more accurately, whichever is the correct match thread) before the lineup is officially announced, usually about an hour before kickoff.
  • You receive 1 point for every player you correctly guess to be in the Starting XI. You receive 4 bonus points for correctly predicting all 11 starters.
  • You get 5 points for correctly guessing Win/Lose/Draw, this doubles to 10 if you also predict the right score-line along with the result.
  • All this means, if you correctly predict the Starting XI, Final Score, and Winner, you can earn 25 points!
  • At the end of each half, the contestant’s lowest two scores of that period will be deducted from the cumulative standings

17 thoughts on “Guess the Starting XI – Match 21 vs. Austin FC”

  3. Takaoka
    Raposo Ranko Blackmon Martins
    Schopf Cubas Berhalter
    Vite Gauld
    White
    If Cordova gets the start I give up. I think a tie is more likely but it’s no fun cheering for a tie so I’m going to go against my instincts and call for a 2-1 Whitecaps victory.

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  4. 1-1
    Takaoka
    Raposo Veselinovic Blackmon Martins
    Cubas Berhalter Shopf
    Gauld White
    Cordova

    Vite should probably be in my lineup, but Cordova will be in forever. What other player is going to watch the ball (but seriously, hope his luck turns around and his confidence increases very soon)? And also, Johnson > Cordova.

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  5. Caps 3-1

    Takaoka
    Raposo Ranko Blackmon Martins
    Schopf Cubas Berhalter
    Vite Gauld
    White

    Maybe Caicedo gets a surprise start?

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  6. 3-0 W caps

    Takoaka
    Martins, blackmon, ranko, raposo
    Berhalter, cubas, shopf
    Vite, gauld,
    Cordova

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  10. Takaoka
    Raposo Ranko Blackmon Martins
    Schopf Cubas Vite
    Levonte Gauld
    White

    Vancouver 2-1 Austin

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  11. Starting XI & Score Prediction

    Takaoka
    Blackmon Veselinovic Martins
    Berhalter Cubas Schopf
    Gauld Johnson
    White

    Score: ‘Caps 0 – 2 Austin

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  13. firstly- i dont think ahmed is game-ready after a tough loss to the US and he came off with a slight knock on his leg

    secondly- Vanni will keep on using Cordova as a starter, either because he is stubborn or is being pressured by Axel because so much money went into bringing Sergio to the Club- he has to eventually score, DOESNT HE ??

    thirdly- Laborda got a red card so cant play

    with these 3 in mind, here is – and with some regret- my guess:

    takaoka

    raposo veselinovic blackmon martins

    berhalter cubas schopf vite

    white cordova

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