Welcome back everyone.
We’ve made it through a tumultuous regular season, and as a result of the Whitecaps’ late season heroics, they’re staring down a playoff matchup with Sporting Kansas City this Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park.
For the visiting Whitecaps, there shouldn’t be too many lineup surprises, although you never quite know when Vanni Sartini has a tactical wrinkle up his sleeve. The health status of centreback Erik Godoy is always something to watch out for, as he wasn’t even on the bench against Seattle, while at the fullback spot, Javain Brown is coming off a 90+ minute shift against the USA earlier in the week, so it will be interesting to see who is the preferred choice between him and a resurgent Bruno Gaspar at the right fullback spot.