Morning.
Let me start off by saying that I am bias for my team.
If you keep reading congrats.
This Saturday the Union (-143) will roll over the Whitecaps at PPL park in front of an already sold out crowd of 18,500 raving idiots.
Why?
VANCOUVER IS MISSING 5 STARTERS. 2 of their starting CB's and 3 of their Midfielders are out for the game as well as their biggest scoring threat Demirett. As well as their only Union alumni Salinas.
For Philly Best XI player Le Toux is no longer nursing his injured ankle and led the MLS in home goals last year. The Union only lost 3 games at PPL park last year in which 2 of them were against much more dominant sides in LA and RSL.
Fayrd Mondragon our new captain and starting GK posted a clean sheet on the road in KC last week while KC had 66% of the possession!!!
This one may be a sweater type game as the weather will be cold with a chance for rain/snow so look for a 1-0 win by the Union as they will control possession and keep heavy pressure on a crippled Vancouver defense.
This line was posted 2 days ago and since then it has not budged even with the mounting injury news to Vancouver.