Overview
- Vancouver Whitecaps sit atop the Western Conference with 35 points through 17 matches, having lost only twice this season.
- San Diego FC has closed to within two points thanks to a 6-1-0 record in their past seven MLS matches.
- Four Whitecaps—Sebastian Berhalter, Tristan Blackmon, Yohei Takaoka and Brian White—and three San Diego players—Anders Dreyer, Hirving Lozano and Jeppe Tverskov—are among the 26 MLS All-Stars selected for the July 23 game.
- Anders Dreyer leads MLS with nine assists and eight goals; Brian White has scored 10 goals, tied for fourth in the league.
- After facing San Diego, Vancouver begins a five-game road stretch with key tests ahead before the MLS All-Star break.