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Guess the Starting XI – Match Twenty Six vs. DC United

Welcome back, everyone.

The Vancouver Whitecaps will host DC United this weekend at BC Place, as they play through the international break while missing a slew of players, including Ralph Priso, Mihail Gherasimencov, Édier Ocampo, Andrés Cubas, Rayan Elloumi and Yadaly Diaby, while Jeevan Badwal is unavailable with a hamstring strain and Ryan Gauld remains questionable after picking up a knock.

For the latest on the match, you can check out our match preview here.

Match Preview: Shorthanded ‘Caps Host DC United

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.

21 thoughts on “Guess the Starting XI – Match Twenty Six vs. DC United”

  1. The absences make this a particularly difficult match to predict for Vancouver. When several regular starters are unavailable, the biggest question is not simply who replaces them individually, but how the changes affect the overall balance of the midfield and attack.
    That uncertainty also makes pre-match analysis more interesting. I usually compare team news and different perspectives before a game, and resources such as https://bet-portals.uk can provide another reference point for UK readers following football and betting. Whatever the final XI looks like, Vancouver’s squad depth should get a serious test against DC United.

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  3. 2-1 Whitecaps
    Takaoka
    Modesto Laborda Blackmon Johnson
    Cvetković Larraz
    Gauld Muller Sabbi
    White

    Babycaps or newbies starting? Who will it be? Tempted to put Selemani in!

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  4. Dirqx piqx for Starting XI for match XXVI vs DC United

    Takaoka
    Adekugbe Blackmon Laborda Johnson
    Larraz Mueller Sabaly
    Sabbi White Caicedo

    ‘Caps win 2-1
    Go ‘Caps

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  5. Caps 4-1 [Flic Soda]

    Yohel Takoka
    Rui Modesto; Mathias Laborda; Tristan Blackmon; Tate Johnson
    Oliver Larraz; Aleksa Cvetković
    Emmanuel Sabbi; Thomas Müller; Ryan Gauld
    Brian White

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  17. TAKAOKA

    MODESTO BLACKMAN LABORDA JOHNSON

    SABBI LARRAZ CVETKOVIC

    MULLER WHITE CAICEDO

    Subs- Boehmer, Sabaly, Adekugbe, Djordjevic, Sedin, Fotsing, Gauld

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