Welcome back, everyone.
After the emotional high of reaching a continental final on Wednesday night in Miami, the Vancouver Whitecaps are right back in action this weekend in MLS play, as they will host Real Salt Lake at BC Place.
In terms of Vancouver’s squad, rest after the heavy travel will have to be considered. Brian White, in particular I would assume might sit this one out after coming off with some muscle tightness in Miami. As such, we could see a situation similar to last weekend in Minnesota, where the team changes notably from half to half.
Alright, with further delay, on to rules and standings we go (which have now been updated):
– 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.
Dirqx piqx for starting XI for game XI vs RSL
Takaoka
Adekugbe Halbouni Utvik Ocampo
Bovalina Berhalter Priso
Nelson Rios Sabbi
‘Caps win 1-0
Go ‘Caps
Isaac Boehmer;
Tate Johnson ; Tristan Blackmon; Bjorn Inge Utvik; Édier Ocampo
Pedro Vite; Andres Cubas; Sabastian Berhalter
Jayden Nelson; Daniel Ríos; Jeevan Badwal
3 -1 Caps [Flic Soda]
Ahmed Rios Nelson
Berhalter Priso Vite
Sam Blackmon Utvik Ocampo
Takaoka
3-1 caps win
2-0 caps
Takaoka
Veselinovic blackmon Adekugbe ocampo
Ngando Cubas Berhalter
Rios sabbi nelson
2-1 Caps
Ahmed Rios Nelson
Ngando Priso Cubas
Adekugbe Blackmon Utvik Ocampo
Taka
Ahmed Rios Sabbi
Ngando Cubas Vite
Johnson Blackmon Utvik Ocampo
Taka
2-1 caps
Can I change Sabbi to Nelson please
Takaoka
Bovalina Veslinovic Halbouni Adekugbe
Ngando Priso Berhalter
Nelson Rios Sabbi
3-1 Caps
Caps 2- RSL 1
Takaoka
Bovalina, Utvik, Blackmon, Adekugbe
Ngando, Priso, Cubas
Nelson, Rios, Ahmed
Ahmed Rios Sabbi
Berhalter Ngando Vite
Johnson Blackmon Ranko Ocampo
Tak
I probably could slot in Bovalina at right back and in front of him Badwal but since it’s the first home game after a big win I think they bring the starters on for the crowd. Then they can get some big cheers going off.
Also 4-1 Caps I’m going big again.
Caps 2-0
Takaoka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Sam
Berhalter Priso JC
Ahmed Rios Nelson
BOEHMER
BOVALINA HALBOUNI BLACKMON ADEKUGBE
NGANDO PRISO BADWAL AHMED
NELSON RIOS
AtlantisB
Takaoka
Ocampo, Ranko, Blackmon, Johnson
Ngando, Priso, Berhalter
Sabbi, Rios, Ahmed
VWFC 3:1 RSL
Change score to 2-0
AtlantisB
Ahmed Rios Nelson
Berhalter Ngando Vite
Johnson Blackmon Ranko Ocampo
Boehmer
3-1 Caps win
Cam Pierce
Nelson-Rios-Sabbi
Berhalter-Priso-Ngando
Johnson-Utvik-Ranko-Ocampo
Takaoka
1-1
Nelson Kreilach Ríos
Ngando Priso Badwal
Adekugbe Blackmon Halbouni Bovalina
Takaoka
VWFC 2—1 RSL
2-0 Whitecaps
Takaoka
Johnson Veselinovic Blackmon Adekugbe
Berhalter Ngando Priso
Sabbi Rios Nelson
Rest players even though there won’t be another match for another 8 days?
Takaoka
Ocampo Utvik Blackmon Adekugbe
Berhalter Cubas Vite
Nelson Ríos Ahmed
Vancouver wins 3-1
Nelson Rios Sabbi
Ngando Cubas Badwal
Tate Ranko Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
The last two CCC games were followed up by wins of 5-1 and 3-1, so let’s split the difference and go with a 4-1 win in this one.
2-0 Caps win (CDPrior)
Boehmer
Ocampo Blackmon Halbouni Johnson
Ngando Priso Berhalter
Nelson Rios Sabbi
Taka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Adekugbe
Ngando Cubas Vite
Ahmed Rios Nelson
3-1 caps
Welshmamba