Welcome back, everyone.
After a thrilling comeback at BC Place last weekend, the Whitecaps host a cross-continent matchup this Saturday afternoon, with NYCFC in town.
The visitors sit second in the East with 11 points through six matches and a +7 goal difference, so this should be a strong test. Argentine midfielder Nicolás Fernández has been off to a scorching start, with five goals in six matches and is definitely one to watch.
For the Whitecaps, here’s the latest from training:
Ok, on to rules and standings we go.
Guess the XI – Competition Rules
• Predictions are considered valid only if posted in the correct match thread before the official lineup is announced (typically about one hour before kickoff).
• You earn 1 point for each correctly predicted player in the Starting XI.
• You earn an additional 4 bonus points for correctly predicting all 11 starters.
• You earn 5 points for correctly predicting the match result (Win/Draw/Loss).
• This increases to 10 points if you also correctly predict the exact scoreline.
• Therefore, a perfect prediction (Starting XI + result + exact scoreline) is worth a maximum of 25 points.

2-0 caps
Takaoka
Laborda Blackmon ocampo Johnson
Berhalter badwal muller
White az sabbi
White
Caicedo Muller Sabbi
Berhalter Cubas
Johnson Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
2 1 win
My team (Sourjya)
White
Bruno Mueller Sabbi
Berhalter Badwal
Johnson Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
3-2 Caps win
White
Bruno Mueller Sabbi
Berhalter Badwal
Johnson Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
3-2 Caps win
2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps
Takaoka
Ocampo Laborda Blackmon Johnson
Berhalter Cubas
Caicedo Müller Sabaly
White
The ‘Caps had better get the win!
White
Caicedo Muller Badwal
Cubas Berhalter
Tate Blackmon Laborda Ocampo
Taka
2-1 NYCFC
Takaoka
Ocampo Laborda Blackmon Tate
Badwal Berhalter
Sabbi Müller Bruno
White
Dirq Piqx for Starting XI for Game VII VS NYCFC
Takaoka
Johnson Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Cubas Muller Berhalter
AZ White Sabaly
‘Caps win 3-2
Go ‘Caps
White
Bruno-Muller-Sabbi
Cubas-Berhalter
Johnson-Blackmon-Laborda-Ocampo
Taka
2-1 Caps
Culhaneboys
AtlantisB
Takaoka
Ocampo, Laborda, Blackmon, Johnson
Berhalter, Cubas
Muller, Kenji, AZ
White
VWFC 2: 1 NYCFC
White
Bruno Muller Sabbi
Berhalter Cubas
Johnson Blackmon Laborda Ocampo
Takaoka
3-2 Caps
So many players to choose from its hard to pick!!
Caps 3-1
Takaoka
Ocampo Blackmon Laborda Tate
Berhalter Cubas
Badwal Muller AZ
White
White
Caicedo Muller Badwal
Cubas Berhalter
Gherasimencov Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
3-2 Caps win
Cam Pierce
White
Sabbi-Muller-Sabaly
Cubas-Berhalter
Johnson-Blackmon-Laborda-Ocampo
Takaoka
Caps win 2-1
2-1 Caps [Flic Soda]
Yohel Takoka;
Mihail Gherasimencov; Mathias Laborda; Tristan Blackmon; Édier Ocampo;
Andres Cubas; Sabastian Berhalter;
Emmanuel Sabbi; Thomas Müller; Jeevan Badwal;
Brian White;
White
Sabbi-Muller-Sabaly
Berhalter-Badwal
Johnson-Blackmon-Laborda-Ocampo
Takaoka
Caps win 2-0
Trevsteu
Caps Win 3-0! (CDPrior)
Takaoka
Ocampo Blackmon Laborda Johnson
Berhalter Cubas
Müller
Sabbi White Badwal
Takaoka
Ocampo Laborda Blackmon Johnson
Berhalter Cubas
Sabbi Muller Caicedo
White
2-2
tecate2
White
AZ Müller Sabbi
Cubas Berhalter
Johnson Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
VWFC 2—2 NYCFC
NYCFC 0-2 VAN
White
Caicedo Muller Sabbi
Cubas Berhalter
Johnson Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Takaoka
CopPop
Caps 4 NYCFC 0
Takaoka
Ocampo, Laborda, Blackmon, Johnson
Berhalter, Cubas
Badwal, Mueller, Cabrera
White
TAKAOKA
OCAMPO BLACKMON LABORDA JOHNSON
BERHALTER LARRAZ BADWAL
WHITE MULLER CAICEDO
Subs- Boehmer, Cubas, Ngando, Cabrera, Sabaly, Mihail, Elloumi
Salty
White
Bruno Muller Cabrera
Cubas Berhalter
Johnson Laborda Blackmon Ocampo
Taka
This is the lineup I wanna see. I want to see Bruno and Cabrera playing more like the inside forward.
I haven’t liked what i’ve seen by Sabaly and AZ and Sabbi has looked frustrated.
3-1 Caps
White
AZ-Muller-Sabaly
Cubas-Berhalter
Johnson-Blackmon-laborda-Ocampo
Taka
3-1 Caps