The Vancouver Whitecaps are coming into this match after a hard-fought 1-1 draw at home against Cascadia Cup rivals Seattle. They have been in pretty solid form lately, and they will be looking to extend that when they travel across the U.S. in order to be hosted by Orlando City on Saturday, August 26th. Orlando are also coming off a 1-1 draw mid-week against Columbus at home.
Vancouver (10-9-5) are coming off a very tough match against Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders, where the two teams were stuck at a 1-1 draw in Vancouver. Despite the tough result, they have actually been in pretty good form lately, as they have lost just one of their last 5 (2-1-2). They are still sitting at the 6th spot of the Eastern Conference with 35 points after 24 matches. They have been very strong on the road so far (4-6-2), where they have lost just one of their last 4 matches (2-1-1). They will be happy to be coming into this match with just a couple of absences, as Matias Laba suffered a season ending injury a week ago, while David Edgar is still unavailable as well.
Orlando City (8-10-7) are coming into this match after a hard-fought 1-1 draw at home against the Columbus Crew. They have been going down the drain for quite a while now, as they are win-less in their last 6 (0-4-2), and have won just one match in the past 75 days (1-6-5). They used to sit at the top of the Conference, but now they are sitting 4 points outside the play-off spots, at the 8th spot with 31 points. They have ruined their perfect home record, which now stands at (6-3-4), having won just one match there in their last 9 (1-4-4). They will be coming into this match with just a handful of absences, as Spector and Johnson have been ruled out, while PC is still listed as day-to-day.