MLS: FC Dallas- Vancouver Whitecaps
These two met last week in Vancouver, the match was a bit of a bore and ended 0-0 with injury hit Whitecaps earning the point they needed to secure a post season spot and FCD happy to play along. That will not be the case today, the winner will go top of the Western Conference and that has huge, playoff implications. Actually, a point would be enough for Dallas, but they really want that #1 ranking and any advantage they can get over Galaxy, who have beaten them in five straight meetings in LA.Therefore, we can expect them to push for the win and they are a perfect 6-0-0 at home to Whitecaps.
The visitors arrive very short handed, missing attacking midfielders Pedro Morales and Nicolas Mezquida who are both injured, fellow offensive players Mauro Rosales and Cristian Techera and centre back Pa-Modou Kah picked up knocks in the last game and are listed as doubts, with Vancouver having one eye on the playoffs, in addition, Kendall Waston is away with Costa Rica, Darren Mattocks with Jamaica, Marco Bustos, Kianz Froese, and Sam Adekugbe with Canada and Caleb Clarke (Canada U-23 national team) and all six saw game time yesterday. Head coach Carl Robinson talking about who saw available said that "if they could walk, they were on the plane" and this is going to be a very tall order for them. Seven of the players named above would be termed regulars and have contributed 48% of all goals scored this season, one or two might make it, but they are definitely without much of their creative spark.
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These two met last week in Vancouver, the match was a bit of a bore and ended 0-0 with injury hit Whitecaps earning the point they needed to secure a post season spot and FCD happy to play along. That will not be the case today, the winner will go top of the Western Conference and that has huge, playoff implications. Actually, a point would be enough for Dallas, but they really want that #1 ranking and any advantage they can get over Galaxy, who have beaten them in five straight meetings in LA.Therefore, we can expect them to push for the win and they are a perfect 6-0-0 at home to Whitecaps.
The visitors arrive very short handed, missing attacking midfielders Pedro Morales and Nicolas Mezquida who are both injured, fellow offensive players Mauro Rosales and Cristian Techera and centre back Pa-Modou Kah picked up knocks in the last game and are listed as doubts, with Vancouver having one eye on the playoffs, in addition, Kendall Waston is away with Costa Rica, Darren Mattocks with Jamaica, Marco Bustos, Kianz Froese, and Sam Adekugbe with Canada and Caleb Clarke (Canada U-23 national team) and all six saw game time yesterday. Head coach Carl Robinson talking about who saw available said that "if they could walk, they were on the plane" and this is going to be a very tall order for them. Seven of the players named above would be termed regulars and have contributed 48% of all goals scored this season, one or two might make it, but they are definitely without much of their creative spark.
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