Wednesday night in Montréal, the Vancouver Whitecaps will play the second leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal against CF Montréal at Stade Saputo. After a 1-1 first leg at BC Place back on September 2, this match will decide who reaches the final. For the Whitecaps, a win would keep their hopes of a five-peat alive and set up a potential final against a CPL … Continue reading Match Preview: High-Impact Semifinal
Fresh from a comfortable midweek 3-0 victory over LA Galaxy, Vancouver Whitecaps return to MLS action when they welcome Austin FC to BC Place for their first meeting of the season. The midweek demolition means that the Whitecaps remain top of the Western Conference, safe in the knowledge that eight victories from the final 10 games would be sufficient to secure top seed in the … Continue reading Match Preview: A Test Against the Verde
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to bounce back from a pair of lackluster performances on Wednesday when they welcome the LA Galaxy to town. This is week two of a flurry of matches across multiple competitions, meaning both sides will likely be rotating heavily for this one. The Caps didn’t fare especially well last week, however, with a disappointing draw against CF Montreal in the Canadian … Continue reading Match Preview: Getting Back on Track Against the Galaxy
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try and end St. Louis City’s 13 match unbeaten run when the two teams face off Saturday night at BC Place. The meteoric rise of St. Louis has lifted them to sixth in the Western Conference, giving them a shot at a home playoff game. They were also one of the busier sides in the summer transfer market. Out are stalwarts … Continue reading Match Preview: Avoiding the St. Louis Blues
Wednesday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will host CF Montréal for the first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal matchup. My high school brain is having some trouble grappling with the idea of Thomas Müller and Alexis Sánchez matching up against one another in the CanChamp, but alas, here we are. With TFC out of the picture, this semifinal has heightened stakes for … Continue reading Match Preview: An MLS Showdown in the CanChamp Semifinal
Saturday night in Kansas City, the Vancouver Whitecaps will face the bottom team in the MLS table, as they travel to take on Sporting KC. It has been a challenging year for Raphael Wicky’s side, and it has only been made more difficult by the very recent departure of star frontman Dejan Joveljić, who was shipped off to the Seattle Sounders. SKC sits near the … Continue reading Match Preview: Whitecaps Look to Make Light Work of Sporting KC
Vancouver Whitecaps look to restore their place atop the Western Conference when they welcome fellow Western Conference contenders FC Dallas to BC Place on Saturday night. After seemingly turning a corner with a 2-0 victory over Seattle Sounders that secured a first win in eight, it was yet another disappointing result in midweek as Houston Dynamo made the long trip north and came away with … Continue reading Match Preview: Texas Round Two
The matches are coming fast and furious for the Vancouver Whitecaps, with a key six pointer at the top of the Western Conference next up against the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday. The Dynamo’s 1-0 win over Vancouver back in May seemed to flip a switch for the Texas side, jump-starting a seven-game streak in which they have not lost in regulation. Their last four matches … Continue reading Match Preview: Best of the Western Conference
With the disappointment that was the Leagues Cup over and done with, Vancouver Whitecaps resume their important business when they travel down Washington to take on Seattle Sounders in MLS play. Pre-tournament, the Leagues Cup was billed as an opportunity for Vancouver to arrest what had become a disappointing run of form after the return to action following the World Cup. That didn’t happen, and … Continue reading Match Preview: Down to Seattle
The Vancouver Whitecaps’ Leagues Cup campaign will come to a merciful end on Tuesday night in Monterrey, as the Caps make the journey to take on Tigres at El Volcan. The Caps’ participation in Leagues Cup has not gone according to plan, with losses to Atlante and Juarez, both of whom sit near the bottom of the Clausura table, eliminating Vancouver from advancement even before … Continue reading Match Preview: Dead Rubber