Overview

• The Whitecaps will clinch a postseason berth with a win or draw on Saturday at BC Place, with other Western Conference results also capable of securing qualification.
• Philadelphia arrives first in the East at 17-6-6 and on a two-match shutout run, carrying one of MLS’s stingiest defensive records.
• Vancouver will be without leading scorer Brian White due to a hamstring injury, with defenders Ranko Veselinović, Sebastian Schönlau and Joedrick Pupe also sidelined.
• The Union will be without center back Olwethu Makhanya because of suspension, and coach Bradley Carnell says goalkeeper Andre Blake has returned to training from a hamstring issue.
• This is Vancouver’s first match since Aug. 23, when Thomas Müller scored a stoppage-time winner, and another large BC Place crowd is expected for the 36-year-old’s home outing.