Welcome back, everyone.
The Vancouver Whitecaps are finally getting back to MLS action this weekend in Texas, as they are set to take on Austin FC at Q2 Stadium.
This is the first of two matches for Vancouver against Texas opposition, with FC Dallas next weekend at home. Vancouver is going to face some notable absences across these fixtures, especially next weekend, where there’s a number of international call-ups that the Whitecaps will have to navigate.
For now, here is the latest from this week at training.
#VWFC just finishing training on a lovely summer morning in Vancouver.
Brian White is in concussion protocol and will not play on Saturday.
Levonte Johnson has some calf tightness and won’t play on Saturday.
Pedro Vite has been called up to represent Ecuador next week.#MLS pic.twitter.com/05m4R18QEK
— Har Journalist (@HarJournalist) August 29, 2024
Alright on to rules, I will have a standings update for next 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.
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Utvik
Berhalter Cubas Vite Ahmed
Fafa Kreilach Gauld
1-1
1-0 caps
Takaoka
Veselinovic utvik blackmon
Cubas vite ahmed Schopf
Gauld picault Kreilach
Draw 1-1
Takaoka
Utvik Ranko Blackmon
Ahmed Vite Cubas Sam
Gauld DK Fafa
Gauld Krielach Fafa
Adekugbe Cubas Vite Ahmed
Blackmon Veselinovic Utvik
Takaoka
1-1 draw
lokeshgreen
AtlantisB
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Utvik
Sam Cubas Berhalter Ahmed
Fafa Kreilach Gauld
2-1 Vancouver
2-1 Caps Win (CDPrior)
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Utvik
Raposo Cubas Vite Schopf
Gauld Kreilach Fafa
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Utvik
Sam Cubas Vite Ahmed
Fafa Kreilach Gauld
2-1 Austin
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Utvik
Berhalter Cubas Vite Ahmed
Fafa Kreilach Gauld
Vancouver wins 2-1
3 1 caps w
Takaoka
Halbouni, ranko, utvik
Berhalter, cubas, ahmed, laborda
Fafa, gauld, adkegube
Gauld Krielach Fafa
Adekugbe Cubas Vite Ahmed
Blackmon Veselinovic Utvik
Takaoka
1-0 ATX [hope I’m wrong]
Picault Kreilach Gault
Adekugbe Cubas Berhalter Ahmed
Blackmon Ranko Utvik
Takaoka
3-2 win Caps
Cam Pierce
2-0 Loss
Gauld Krielach Fafa
Adekugbe Cubas Vite Ahmed
Utvik Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
Gauld Picault Ahmed
Adekugbe Cubas Vite Berhalter
Blackmon Veselinovic Laborda
Takaoka
VWFC 1—1 ATX
Dirqx Piqx for Starting XI for match XXV @ ATX
Takaoka
Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon
Ahmed Cubas Berhalter Schopf
Gauld Kreilach
Picault
‘Caps win 1-0
Go ‘Caps
Fafa-Kreilach-Gauld
Adekugbe-Cubas-Berhalter-Ahmed
Utvik-Ranko-Blackmon
Takaoka
1-1
Takaoka
Blackmon Veselinovic Utvik
Ahmed Berhalter Cubas Schöpf
Adekugbe Gauld
Kreilach
2-2
2-2
Takaoka
Halbouni Veselinovic Utvik
Laborda Cubas Berhalter Ahmed
Gauld Vite Fafa
– AmandaC