Welcome back, everyone.
The road to continental silverware continues, as the Vancouver Whitecaps are set to host Inter Miami in the first leg of a CONCACAF Semifinal tie this Thursday at BC Place. Will Messi and the gang play, and if so for how long? Questions we will be eager to see answered on Thursday night.
In terms of Vancouver’s lineup, it looks like Sam Adekugbe and Jayden Nelson will be back in the squad, so we will see what roles they might play. Otherwise, Ryan Gauld and Mathias Laborda remain out.
Alright, on to rules and standings we go.
– 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.

VAN 1-1 MIA
Takaoka
Ocampo Veselinovic Blackmon Johnson
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Sabbi White Ahmed
CopPop
Takaoka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Sam
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Sabbi White Ahmed
2-2
Takaoka
Ocampo Veselinovic Bkackmon Adekugbe
Ngando Cubas Vite
Sabbi White Ahmed
2-2
Caps Win 3-1 (CDPrior)
Takaoka
Ocampo Blackmon Ranko Adekugbe
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Sabbi White Ahmed
TAKAOKA
OCAMPO VESELINOVIC BLACKMON JOHNSON
BERHALTER CUBAS VITE
SABBI WHITE AHMED
3-1 Miami
Takaoka
Ocampo Veselinovic Blackmon Johnson
Cubas Vite Berhalter
Sabbi White Ahmed
I can’t imagine Jesper starting the same XI but he probably has something up his sleeve, despite my picks. That and I’d rather see Nelson instead of Ali (or anyone else, really)! I think this match could go in any direction as well.
Dirqx Piqx for Starting XI for CCC vs Inter Miami
Takaoka
Ocampo Veselinovic Blackmon Halbouni
Vite Cubas Berhalter
Sabbi White Ahmed
‘Caps win 2-1
Go ‘Caps
Flic Soda
Yohel Takoka;
Édier Ocampo; Tristan Blackmon; Ranko Veslinovic; Tate Johnson
Pedro Vite; Andres Cubas; Sabastian Berhalter;
Emmanuel Sabbi; Brian White; Ali Ahmed
Miami 2, Whitecaps 1.
Taka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Sam
Vite Cubas Berhalter
Ahmed White Sabbi
Hmmm 3-2 Caps
Welshmamba
AtlantisB
Takaoka
Ocampo, Ranko, Blackmon, Adekugbe
Berhalter, Cubas, Priso
Ahmed, White, Vite
Let’s be optimistic
Vancouver 2:1 Miami
Taka
Ocampo Blackmon Veselinovic Sam
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Sabbi Ahmed
White
I don’t wanna jinx the Caps but 2-1 Miami if I am wrong I will love it so much there in our seats!
Taka
Ocampo Blackmon Veselinovic Adekugbe
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Sabbi Ahmed
White
2-1 Miami
I’m hoping for El Capitano who has called for a 7-2 Vancouver win. I’ve never missed Ryan more.
Caps 7 Mia 2
Takaoka
Ocampo, blackmon, ranko, johnson
Vite, cubas, berhalter
Ahmed, rios, white
When we hit 7 goals everyone owes me a beer
2-0 Caps
Takaoka
Ocampo Veselinovic Blackmon Adekugbe
Cubas Vite Berhalter
Ahmed White Rios
Dude you called that one! Rios. 2-0. Nice work!
Wow. What a cheater
YOU NAILED IT !!!
Ahmed White Vite
Ngando Cubas Berhalter
Johnson Blackmon Veselinovic Ocampo
Takaoka
VWFC 2—1 MIA
Ahmed White Sabbi
Vite Cubas Berhalter
Johnson Blackmon Ranko Ocampo
Takaoka
2-1 Caps win
Cam Pierce
Takaoka
Ocampo Blackmon Ranko Johnson
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Sabbi White Ahmed
2-2 draw
Ahmed White Sabbi
Vite Cubas Berhalter
Adekugbe Blackmon Ranko Ocampo
Taka
1-1
1-0 Loss
Ahmed White Sabbi
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Tate Ranko Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
Draw 2-2
Takaoka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Tate
Vite Berhalter Cubas
Sabbi White Ahmed
Bohmer
Bovalina-Halbouni-Utvik-Tate Johnson
Ngando-Priso-Badwal
Mackenzie-Nelson
Rios
Yea no
Taka
Ocampo Blackmon Veselinovic Adekugbe
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Sabbi Ahmed
White
1-1