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Guess the Starting XI – Match Nineteen vs. LAFC

Welcome back, everyone.

After dropping two straight games for the first time this year, Vancouver will be down in California this weekend, seeking revenge against the team that knocked them out of the MLS Cup Playoffs late last year.

Vancouver remains without Jayden Nelson, Sebastian Berhalter and Brian White on international duty, while Ali Ahmed has now been officially sidelined for 6-8 weeks with an ankle sprain.

LAFC, meanwhile, is coming off of a mixed performance at the Club World Cup, where they were winless over their three group stage matches, including a 2-0 loss to Chelsea in their opener.

Alright, without further delay, on we go 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.

23 thoughts on “Guess the Starting XI – Match Nineteen vs. LAFC”

  1. 2-1 LAFC
    Takaoka
    Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon Johnson
    Ngando Cubas Priso
    Vite Rios Sabbi

    I am hoping for a draw though. (A win would be a delightful surprise!)

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  3. VAN 1-2 LAFC

    Sabbi-Rios-Ocampo
    Ngando-Cubas-Vite
    Johnson-Veselinovic-Blackmon-Laborda
    Takaoka

    CopPop

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  5. AtlantisB

    Takaoka
    Laborda, Utvik, Ranko, Blackmon, Johnson
    Vite, Cubas, Ngando
    Sabbi, Rios

    LAFC 2: 1 VWFC

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  7. Sabbi-Rios-Ocampo
    Ngando-Cubas-Vite
    Johnson-Ranko-Blackmon-Laborda
    Takaoka

    Caps pull off a 3-1 win

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  9. Caps 3 LAFC 2

    Takaoka
    Laborda, ranko, blackmon, johnson
    Priso, cubas, vite,
    Rios, sabbi, ngando

    Sorry did a reply below by mistake.

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  10. Sabbi Rios Ocampo
    Vite Cubas Priso
    Johnson Blackmon Ranko Laborda
    Takaoka

    2-1 LAFC wins
    Cam Pierce

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  11. Takaoka
    Laborda Ranko Blackmon Tate
    Vite Cubas JC
    Sabbi Rios Ocampo

    LA 2-1
    I can’t wait for this stretch of games to end and for the team to be able to field a lineup with all our actual starters again

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  12. Caps win 2-1! (CDPrior)

    Takaoka
    Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Laborda
    Priso Cubas Vite
    Pierre Rios Sabbi

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  13. TAKAOKA

    LABORDA VESELINOVIC BLACKMON JOHNSON

    OCAMPO VITE CUBAS NGANDO

    SABBI RIOS

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  15. Takaoka
    Laborda Ranko Blackmon Johnson
    Ngando Cubas Vite
    Ocampo Ríos Sabbi

    LAFC wins 2-1Can somebody go and sneak Brian White out of the US team I don’t think they would even notice .

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  18. Dirq piqx for match XIX @ LAFC
    Takaoka
    Laborda Veselinovich Blackmon Ocampo
    Vite Cubas Ngando
    Sabbi Rios Kreilach

    ‘Caps win 3-2
    Go ‘Caps

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    1. Caps 3 LAFC 2

      Takaoka
      Laborda, ranko, blackmon, johnson
      Priso, cubas, vite,
      Rios, sabbi, ngando

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