Guess the Starting XI – Decision Day at RSL

Welcome back, everyone.

For the final time in the regular season, we gather to make some picks!

The Vancouver Whitecaps have already secured a date in the MLS Playoffs, but it doesn’t really feel like that, given how the team has been playing as of late. Can Vancouver surprise with three points on decision day and jump up into the 7 slot, or are they destined for the play-in?

In terms of the roster, here is the latest from training this week:

#VWFC training on a bright and sunny fall morning in Vancouver.

Stuart Armstrong is fully training.

Adekugbe, Ahmed, and Fafa have returned from intl week and are training.

Cubas and Vite will arrive today✈️

Gauld is working in the gym today.Levonte is doing light jogging. pic.twitter.com/wV4aCCG9Vl

— Har Journalist (@HarJournalist) October 17, 2024

Ok, on to rules and standings:

• Predictions will be ‘valid’ if posted HERE (or more accurately, whichever is the correct match thread) before the lineup is officially announced, usually about an hour before kickoff.
• You receive 1 point for every player you correctly guess to be in the Starting XI. You receive 4 bonus points for correctly predicting all 11 starters.
• You get 5 points for correctly guessing Win/Lose/Draw, this doubles to 10 if you also predict the right score-line along with the result.
• All this means, if you correctly predict the Starting XI, Final Score, and Winner, you can earn 25 points!
• At the end of each half of the season, the contestant’s lowest two scores (or missed predictions) of that period will be deducted from the cumulative standings.