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.
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!)
Oooh, are all our guys back for LA Galaxy??
Really hoping so – so far it’s just Nelson but the US is losing.
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Blackmon Johnson
Ngando Cubas Vite
Ocampo Ríos Sabbi
2-2
VAN 1-2 LAFC
Sabbi-Rios-Ocampo
Ngando-Cubas-Vite
Johnson-Veselinovic-Blackmon-Laborda
Takaoka
CopPop
3-0 Loss
Ocampo Rios Sabbi
Ngando Cubas Vite
Tate Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
AtlantisB
Takaoka
Laborda, Utvik, Ranko, Blackmon, Johnson
Vite, Cubas, Ngando
Sabbi, Rios
LAFC 2: 1 VWFC
VAN 1-2 LAFC
Sabbi-Rios-Ocampo
Ngando-Cubas-Vite
Johnson-Ranko-Blackmon-Laborda
Takaoka
PopCop
Sabbi Pierre Ríos
Ngando Cubas Vite
Ocampo Veselinovic Blackmon Laborda
Takaoka
VWFC 1—2 LAFC
Sabbi-Rios-Ocampo
Ngando-Cubas-Vite
Johnson-Ranko-Blackmon-Laborda
Takaoka
Caps pull off a 3-1 win
Welshmamba
Taka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Utvik Laborda
Vite Cubas Ngando
Sabbi Rios
1-1
Caps 3 LAFC 2
Takaoka
Laborda, ranko, blackmon, johnson
Priso, cubas, vite,
Rios, sabbi, ngando
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Sabbi Rios Ocampo
Vite Cubas Priso
Johnson Blackmon Ranko Laborda
Takaoka
2-1 LAFC wins
Cam Pierce
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
Caps win 2-1! (CDPrior)
Takaoka
Ocampo Ranko Blackmon Laborda
Priso Cubas Vite
Pierre Rios Sabbi
TAKAOKA
LABORDA VESELINOVIC BLACKMON JOHNSON
OCAMPO VITE CUBAS NGANDO
SABBI RIOS
2-0 caps
Takaoka
Blackmon Veselinovic Laborda Johnson
Vite cubas badwal
Rios sabbi ocampo
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 .
Takaoka
Laborda Ranko Blackmon Johnson
Ngando Cubas Vite
Ocampo Ríos Sabbi
LAFC wins 2-0
Sabbi Rios
Vite Cubas Ngando
Laborda Blackmon Utvik Ranko Ocampo
Taka
3-0 LAFC
Dirq piqx for match XIX @ LAFC
Takaoka
Laborda Veselinovich Blackmon Ocampo
Vite Cubas Ngando
Sabbi Rios Kreilach
‘Caps win 3-2
Go ‘Caps
Boehmer
Laborda Veselinovic Blackmon Johnson
Ngando Cubas Vite
Ocampo Rios Sabbi
3-0 LAFC 🙁
Caps 3 LAFC 2
Takaoka
Laborda, ranko, blackmon, johnson
Priso, cubas, vite,
Rios, sabbi, ngando