The next couple of matches for the Vancouver Whitecaps are important, as the team sits in the middle of the playoff picture at 5th place in the west only slightly ahead of their competition. Currently, the Whitecaps are standing with 47 points, closely followed by the LA Galaxy with 46 points, the Real Salt Lake and United FC with 45 points and the Los Angeles FC with 44 points. All of these teams have a real shot of ruining Vancouver’s playoff dreams, dreams that have not been met since 2017. 

The first of the Whitecaps final two matchups are against the Los Angeles FC on November 2nd. This is the most important of the 2, with a win essentially eliminating Los Angeles and loss putting Vancouver up against the wall in the final matchup of the season against the already playoff-clinched Seattle Sounders. The good news is that Vancouver is 1-1-0 going up against Los Angeles FC as they look to keep a goose egg in the losses column. 

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The tougher of the 2 matches come on the closing night of the MLS regular season as the Vancouver Whitecaps travel down to Seattle to take on the Sounders at the ever-so-loud Lumen Field. This matchup is set to be considerably more difficult for the Caps as they are yet to win against the Sounders this season only going 0-1-1. A hope would be that Seattle clinches home-field advantage before this match-up and pull key players to rest them for a championship push. 

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If the Whitecaps are able to crack the 50 point barrier it would be the first time they can do so since 2017. This would be mainly due to Vancouver’s interim head coach who has helped the team go 6-2-3 since taking over 11 matchups ago. A playoff appearance would be an amazing bounce-back story for a team that has struggled in recent years. But, for now, Vancouver’s playoff hopes rest in nobody’s hands but their own.