Welcome back, everyone.
The Vancouver Whitecaps have advanced to the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs, facing their familiar foes LAFC. Strap in, hopefully this will be a good series!
In terms of squad news, here is the latest from UBC:
#VWFC's Vanni⤵️
"Everybody is ready to go. Of course today was a recovery session. Yeah everybody is ready to go. There's no injury. Everybody has a customized plan. If you play and you're over 30 like Stuart and Fafa, maybe you need to have a longer massage than someone else." https://t.co/XZ3YksKPRp
— Har Journalist (@HarJournalist) October 25, 2024
Alright, on to rules and standings as always:
- 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.
This game will be a write off without top players unless LAFC doesn’t play normal starters
2-1 LAFC
Takaoka
Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon
Cubas Vite Armstrong Adekugbe
White Gauld Picault
There’s got to be some rotation but last match was perfection so I have no idea….Would he not start Raposo or Schopf somewhere along the way??!
Im going with last weeks
Gauld White Fafa
Vite Cubas Armstrong
Adekugbe Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
2-2 Caps win on penalties. Is that a thing with these games they have to go to penalties ?
Yes, they would go to penalties. If there is a draw at 90′, then PKs!! Stressful!
3-2 for LA
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Blackmon Sam
Vite Cubas Armstrong
Gauld White Fafa
4-3 disasterclass W for WFC
Takaoka
Laborda, Ranko, Blackmon
Armstrong, Cubas, Berhalter, Adekugbe
White, Gauld, Fafa
Gauld White Fafa
Vite Cubas Armstrong
Adekugbe Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
3-2 caps loss
Ahmed for Fafa
2-1 caps
Takaoka
Veselinovic Blackmon Laborda
Cubas vite Adekugbe Armstrong
Gauld white picault
Dirqx Piqx for Starting XI for Playoff game 1 vs LAFC
Go with what worked last time:
Takaoka
Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon Adekugbe
Vite Cubas Armstrong
Picault Gauld
White
‘Caps win 1-1 (4-3 on PK’s)
Go ‘Caps
White
Gauld Fafa
Armstrong Cubas Ahmed
Adekugbe Blackmon Veselinovic Laborda
Takaoka
VWFC 3 — 2 LAFC
Gauld White Fafa
Vite Cubas Armstrong
Adekugbe Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
2-2 draw la win in pk’s
Lokeshgreen
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Blackmon Adekugbe
Armstrong Cubas Vite
Fafa Gauld
White
LAFC win 3-1
Takaoka
Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon Adekugbe
Armstrong Piranha Vite
Gauld Picault
White
1-1 but LAFC win on penalties, unless Boehmer gets subbed in Tim Krull style.
AtlantisB
Takaoka
Laborda, Ranko, Blackmon, Adekugbe
Berhalter, Cubas, Armstrong
Fafa, White, Gauld
LAFC 3:1 VWFC
How can you not start this lineup – this would be epic if they win
Gauld White Fafa
Vite Cubas Armstrong
Adekugbe Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
2-1 LAFC 🙁
Gauld White Fafa
Vite Cubas Armstrong
Adekugbe Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
2-1 Win
White
Picault Gault
Armstrong Cubas Vite
Adekugbe Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
3-2 Caps win
Cam Pierce
VAN 2-3 LAFC
White
Gauld-Picault
Armstrong-Cubas-Ahmed
Adekugbe-Vesolinovic-Blackmon-Laborda
Takaoka
(CopPop)
Gauld White Picault
Adekugbe Cubas Armstrong Ahmed
Blackmon Veselinovic Laborda
Takaoka
VWFC 2(5)—2(4) LAFC
White
Gauld-Picault
Armstrong-Cubas-Vite
Adekugbe-Ranko-Blackmon-Laborda
Takaoka
Caps lose 3-1
TAKAOKA
LABORDA VESELINOVIC BLACKMON ADEGUKBE
VITE CUBAS ARMSTRONG
PICAULT GAULD
WHITE