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Guess the Starting XI – Match Twelve at Colorado Rapids

Welcome back, everyone.

The Vancouver Whitecaps won’t have much time to think about their 3-0 drubbing at the hands of LAFC this past weekend, as they are staying south of the border this week, prepping for a midweek matchup with the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

The Rapids made some splashy off-season signings and while it has taken a while to get things going, they are right in the mix of solid but not great teams that seem to make up a large portion of the Western Conference this year. For those CANMNT supporters out there, Moïse Bombito is one to watch for, as he’s locked down a starting spot on the backline and chipped in with two goals already this season.

In terms of Vancouver’s squad, Sam Adekugbe and Damir Kreilach remain out. Otherwise, I would expect some changes at the back and in those wide areas after things did not work very well against LAFC, but we shall see. I’ll post any additional updates here.

Ok, on to rules. I’ll have updated standings for the weekend.

  • 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 of the season, the contestant’s lowest two scores (or missed predictions) of that period will be deducted from the cumulative standings.

22 thoughts on “Guess the Starting XI – Match Twelve at Colorado Rapids”

  1. Shoot I was on prepping a shoot and totally missed this game. I probably would have had no idea anyways though definitely would have picked Utvik and Johnson for this game. Gotta have a better look at our forward option.

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  3. Takaoka
    Brown Veselinovic Utvik
    Ahmed Vite Cubas Martins
    Gauld White Picault

    2-2 draw

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  4. 1-2 Whitecaps

    Takaoka
    Utvik Veselinovic Blackmon
    Raposo Schopf Cubas Ahmed
    Picault Gauld White

    Tempted to start Priso because of the Colorado connection. Even if he doesn’t start, I bet he will come on as a sub! (Still really liked THAT ONE TIME it was Laborda-Veselinovic-Utvik in the back. Wish Vanni would do it again. And if he does it tonight, I’ll wish I had used that in my guess BWAHAA)

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  7. AtlantisB

    Takaoka
    Utvik, Veselinovic, Blackmon
    Schopf, Cubas, Vite, Ahmed
    Gauld
    Picault, White

    1:1 Draw

    Feel like it could be another loss, but trying to be optimistic!

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  8. 2-1 Caps Win (CDPrior)

    Takaoka
    Utvik Ranko Blackmon
    Martins Vite Cubas Raposo
    Gauld Levante Ahmed

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  9. Picault-White-Gault
    Raposo-Vite-Cubas-Brown
    Blackmon-Ranko-Utvik
    Takoaka

    1-1 draw

    Cam Pierce

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  10. Dirqx Piqx for Starting XI for Match XII @ Colorado Rapids

    Takaoka
    Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon
    Raposo Cubas Vite Ahmed
    Gauld Picault
    White

    ‘Caps win 1-0
    Go ‘Caps

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  12. IsabelG
    Gauld White Fafa
    Ahmed Cubas Vite Brown
    Utvik Veselinovic Blackmon
    Takaoka

    Colorado 2-1 Vancouver

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  15. Caps 3 1 W

    Takoaka
    Utvik, blackmon, ranko
    Brown, vite, berhalter, shopf
    White, gauld, fafa

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  16. Gauld White Fafa
    Ahmed Cubas Vite Brown
    Utvik Veselinovic Laborda
    Takaoka

    Colorado 2-1 Vancouver

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    1. Second guessing how much rotation we will see tonight.
      Going off the board and putting in Johnson in for White.
      Laborda is moved to the bench and bringing in Blackmon.

      Gauld Johnson Fafa
      Ahmed Cubas Vite Brown
      Utvik Veselinovic Blackmon
      Takaoka

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  18. Gauld White Picault
    Martins Cubas Vite Ahmed
    Utvik Veselinovic Laborda
    Takaoka

    VWFC 1—2 COL

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  20. Takaoka
    Utvik Ranko Blackmon
    Brown Vite Cubas Ahmed
    Gauld White Levonte

    Colorado 1-1 Vancouver

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