Wednesday night in Texas, the Vancouver Whitecaps will take on FC Dallas in the middle match of a very busy week for the blue and white. Following a 1-1 draw against San Jose on the weekend, the Whitecaps will face two straight teams from the Lone Star State, as they’ll wrap up their week against the Houston Dynamo this weekend. Both Texas sides had successful … Continue reading Match Preview: The Texas Trap
Saturday night in California, the two best teams to begin the MLS season will face one another for the second time this year. While it’s too early to call this match pivotal in the Supporters’ Shield race, it’s exactly the sort of fixture we could look back on that way by season’s end. The gulf between these two sides and the rest of MLS has … Continue reading Match Preview: Class of Their Own
Saturday night in Los Angeles, the Vancouver Whitecaps will take on the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park. As rumours swirl around the future of the Whitecaps in Vancouver, the team itself must focus on a five-game road trip that precedes the World Cup break. Of Vancouver’s five opponents on the trip, only the San Jose Earthquakes sit above 8th in the conference, with … Continue reading Match Preview: A New Galaxy?
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will host the Colorado Rapids in their last home game until August, with an extended road trip and the World Cup break ahead of them. While Vancouver remains right at the top of the league table, and will continue to do so if they can hold serve after the Quakes picked up another win midweek, the Rapids … Continue reading Match Preview: Roller-coaster Rapids come to BC Place
Friday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will take on Sporting Kansas City in a showdown between the top and bottom performers in the West through seven games. The difference between SKC and Vancouver has been stark. The Whitecaps lead the Supporters’ Shield race, having dropped just three points through the opening phase of the season, while Sporting have just one win and four … Continue reading Match Preview: Struggling Sporting KC Roll into Town
The Vancouver Whitecaps will take on their second Eastern Conference side of the season on Saturday, as they welcome NYCFC to BC Place for the first time since 2022. The last time these two teams played was in 2023, when the ‘Caps were in the midst of a lengthy road trip. The game was in the afternoon at Yankee Stadium, and I’m 97% convinced it … Continue reading Match Preview: Whitecaps Welcome NYCFC
The Vancouver Whitecaps return to action on Saturday night, hosting the Portland Timbers in the return fixture of their Cascadia Cup rivalry at BC Place. This is a weird quirk of the schedule this year, where some teams play the same team twice in just a few weeks. From Vancouver’s perspective, that isn’t a bad thing, as their 4-1 thrashing of Portland at Providence Park … Continue reading Match Preview: Vancouver looks for the double over Portland
The Vancouver Whitecaps will look to bounce back from their disappointing Champions Cup exit when they welcome San Jose Earthquakes to BC Place, in what promises to be a true test of Vancouver’s title credentials. The Whitecaps have started the season in fine form, becoming the first MLS team ever to win their opening four games with a +13-goal differential. However, the nature of the … Continue reading Match Preview: Who Needs the Champions Cup Anyway?
The Vancouver Whitecaps will seek to overcome a 3-0 deficit when they head to Spokane on Wednesday for the return leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 tie against the Seattle Sounders. Things did not go as planned at BC Place for the home leg. The ‘Caps were picked apart defensively and struggled to find a foothold offensively, though some bad luck kept … Continue reading Match Preview: Do you Believe in Miracles?
Sunday afternoon at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will host Minnesota United, as they look to bounce back from a disappointing and frustrating result in the first leg of their Champions Cup matchup against the Seattle Sounders. Nonetheless, Vancouver’s MLS form has been very good to start the season, with three straight wins, including an impressive 4-1 victory over Portland last weekend. Even with the … Continue reading Match Preview: Bring on the Loons