Welcome back, everyone.

The Vancouver Whitecaps take on St. Louis CITY in a battle at the top of the West that could have major implications for playoff seeding. The hosts have matched the all-time winning streak record at 20 games, and they’ll have a chance to stand alone at the top with a win over the Caps on Wednesday night.

We take a look at the matchup in our latest preview.

Match Preview: Potential Western Conference Decider

Here’s the latest on squad news.

#MLS player status report for #VWFC

Sam Adekugbe – Hamstring (Out)
Jeevan Badwal – Hamstring (Out)
Tristan Blackmon – Suspension (Out)
Kenji Cabrera – Foot (Out)
Belal Halbouni – Knee (Out)
Thomas Müller – Hamstring (Out)

— Har Journalist (@HarJournalist) October 13, 2026

All right, on to the rules and standings!

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.