Whitecaps hope to clinch top playoff seeding with win over San Jose
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson doesn’t mind saying I told you so.
If the Whitecaps defeat the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday at BC Place Stadium, Vancouver will clinch first place in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference and secure a bye into the conference semifinals.
Vancouver (15-11-6) heads into the weekend leading the West with 51 points, three more than second-place Sporting Kansas City (12-8-12). Kansas City’s hopes of catching the Whitecaps were dealt a blow when they dropped a 2-1 decision to Houston on Wednesday night.
It’s an impressive turnaround for a Vancouver team that missed the playoffs by seven points last year after finishing eighth with a 10-15-9 record.