Guess the Starting XI – Canadian Championship vs. York United

Welcome back, everyone. I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for some midweek Canadian Championship action. We just dropped a match preview that should have most of what you need to get set for this match. Obviously, we should expect the four Canadians who have seen the most minutes this year to feature (Hasal, Raposo, Teibert, Ahmed). Beyond that, we could possibly … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Canadian Championship vs. York United

Report Card: The Goals are Back in Town

Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps broke their goal-scoring drought (and ended their shutout streak) against Minnesota United, taking away all three points by a final score of 3-2. Despite a scruffy start for the home side, overall, Vancouver played some very good attacking football in this match. Impressively, they showed far more diversity in their chance creation than we had seen for … Continue reading Report Card: The Goals are Back in Town

Guess the Starting XI – Match 10 vs. Minnesota United

Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps continue their two-match homestand this Saturday night at BC Place, kicking off against Minnesota United. The Whitecaps and Loons faced each other earlier this season in Minnesota and played out a 1-1 draw. Vancouver was the better team in that match, although United was without seven or eight of their regular starters for international duty, so we should take … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Match 10 vs. Minnesota United

Report Card: Unbeaten streak or scoring struggles? Why not both!

Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps secured their second consecutive 0-0 draw in MLS play against the Colorado Rapids. While Vancouver has not lost in league play since the 4th of March, they also have only scored one goal since the 1st of April, where they took advantage of a ten-men CF Montreal side. Overall for Vancouver, that fixture against Montreal is the … Continue reading Report Card: Unbeaten streak or scoring struggles? Why not both!

Guess the Starting XI – Match 9 vs. Colorado

Welcome back, everyone. After a nice break from Vancouver Whitecaps festivities, the team will resume MLS play this weekend by hosting the Colorado Rapids at BC Place Saturday night. The Rapids are off to a very mixed start to 2023 with just 1 win to their credit so far on the season from 9 matches. That being said, they have managed to grind out some … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Match 9 vs. Colorado

Guess the Starting XI – Match 8 at Austin FC

Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps will round out a busy stretch of fixtures this weekend with a trip to Texas facing Austin FC. After riding a high last season, Austin has come down to earth this year, looking more like the outfit many expected them to be early in their MLS journey. Nonetheless, the Green and Black have some dangerous players who could pose … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Match 8 at Austin FC

Match Preview: Vancouver Faces Huge Deficit in the CCL vs. LAFC

After a strong showing this past weekend at home, the Vancouver Whitecaps head down to California on Tuesday night to take on LAFC in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarter final match-up. As was well documented, the first leg at home did not go well for Vancouver. They surrendered three second half goals, creating a big hole to dig themselves out of … Continue reading Match Preview: Vancouver Faces Huge Deficit in the CCL vs. LAFC

Guess the Starting XI – CCL vs. LAFC (2nd Leg)

Welcome back, everyone. It’s another quick turnaround as the Vancouver Whitecaps finish off their CCL quarter final match-up in LA this Tuesday against LAFC. For all the specifics about the match-up, be sure to check out our match preview. In terms of predictions, we had two perfect lineups against the Timbers, so congrats to those folks. Ok, on to rules and standings: Predictions will be … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – CCL vs. LAFC (2nd Leg)

Guess the Starting XI – Match 7 vs. Portland

Welcome back, everyone. After a confusing week of form for the Vancouver Whitecaps, they host the Portland Timbers this weekend at BC Place with a real chance to steady their MLS standing. Portland has been struggling this season and has a number of players out injured. So hopefully, the Whitecaps can repeat what they were able to do last weekend against CF Montreal. Obviously, Ali … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Match 7 vs. Portland

Report Card: Total Disaster in the CCL vs. LAFC

Wednesday at BC Place in front of an underwhelming crowd, the Vancouver Whitecaps dropped the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League Quarter Final match up with LAFC by a score of 3-0. While the end result of the match is pretty much the worst case scenario for Vancouver, surrendering multiple away goals and digging themselves an almost impossible hole for the return fixture in … Continue reading Report Card: Total Disaster in the CCL vs. LAFC