Saturday night in San Jose, the Vancouver Whitecaps will be defending a playoff spot for the first time in a long time.
The timing is just about as good as the Whitecaps could have hoped for. With just four games left in the regular season, and with two of their four remaining opponents within three points of them in the playoff race, Vanni Sartini’s men are very much in the driver’s seat to control their destiny.
San Jose meanwhile, is going to be looking for some help. The ‘Quakes did help themselves in their most recent fixture against Austin FC, in which they took full advantage of the beleaguered expansion team, trouncing them by a score of 4-0 on Wednesday night at PayPal park.