Welcome back, everyone.
The Vancouver Whitecaps are on the road this weekend in Ohio, for a rare matchup with the Columbus Crew.
This is the first time Vancouver has faced Nancy’s Crew, so it should be a good test, even though both teams are missing some of their top contributors.
Whitecaps and Crew Meet in Battle of Shorthanded Heavyweights
In terms of squad availability, Vancouver is still without their American and Canadian National Team players, though Andres Cubas, Pedro Vite, Tate Johnson and Giuseppe Bovalina have all returned. Ryan Gauld remains out.
Alright, on to rules and standings.
– 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.
AND…. Thats a wrap for Papa Jo. Go Caps but summer is here and we will just go to the games when we can or give the tickets away. 207 J’s at the front;)
Might make a couple predictions in the fall who knows. It was super fun!!!!!
Takaoka
Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon Johnson
Ngando Piranha Badwell
Ocampo Rios Vite
3-0 Crew
Tak
Laborda Ranko Utvik Blackmon Ocampo
Vite Cubas Badwal
Ngando Rios
I guess Priso could go in there.
1-1 I almost wrote 2-1 against but I’d rather lose points than jinx the Caps LOL.
I just wanted Badwal to start !!!
Caps 3 Crew 0
Takaoka
Ocampo, Ranko, Blackmon, Laborda
Ngando, Cubas, Priso
Vite, Rios, Badwal
Caps Win 1-0! (CDPrior)
Takaoka
Utvik Ranko Blackmon
Laborda Ngando Cubas Prison Johnson
Vite Rios
2-2 Draw
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Blackmon Tate
Ocampo Vite Cubas Priso
Rios JC
AtlantisB
Takaoka
Laborda, Ranko, Blackmon, Johnson
Badwal, Cubas, Ngando
Ocampo, Rios, Vite
Columbus 2:1 Vancouver
Hopefully Vancouver scores…Columbus only has 3 clean sheets all season, and two of those were 0:0.
2-2
Takaoka
Ocampo Veselinovic Blackmon Johnson
Cubas Priso Ngando Badwal
Vite Rios
I hope our players are feeling more like themselves again. But still slim pickings! Curious what the formation will be today.
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Blackmon Tate
Cubas Priso Ngando
Ocampo Rios Vite
2-2
Ngando Rios Vite
Priso Cubas Badwell
Johnson Blackmon Ranko Ocampo
Takaoka
2-1 Caps win
Cam Pierce
Ocampo Ríos Vite
Ngando Priso Badwal
Johnson Blackmon Veselinovic Laborda
Takaoka
VWFC 2—2 CREW
Takaoka
Veselinovic Laborda Blackmon johnson
Cubas vite priso
Ocampo ngando rios
After last week these boys can accomplish anything but still nervous about this one. 2-1-Crew
Vite-Rios-Ngando
Priso-Cubas-Badwal
Johnson-Ranko-Blackmon-Ocampo
Takaoka
1-1
1-0 caps
Takaoka
Veselinovic Laborda Blackmon johnson
Cubas vite priso
Ocampo ngando rios
2-1 Loss
Ngando Rios Vite
Tate Cubas Badwal Ocampo
Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
Takaoka
Laborda Blackmon Ranko Johnson
Ngando Cubas Priso
Vite Ríos Ocampo
Columbus wins 2-0
Welshmamba
Taka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Tate
Vite Cubas Priso
Sabbi Rios Ngando
1-1 (another Rios screamer)
Updating without sabbi
Taka
Ranko Blackmon Utvik
Ocampo Ngando Cubas Priso Laborda
Rios Vite
Updated team above is for Welshmamba, btw
2-2 Draw
Vite Rios Sabbi
Ngando Priso Cubas
Laborda Ranko Blackmon Ocampo
Taka
Well… Sabbi’s out. Jeez, we can’t catch a break.
Updated prediction:
Rios
Vite Priso Cubas Ngando
Laborda Utvik Ranko Blackmon Ocampo
2-2 still (somehow?)