The Whitecaps are going into Lower.com Field with two games under their belts since the last time Columbus played. After falling 5-0 against Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final on June 1, Vancouver defeated the Seattle Sounders 3-0 on June 8.

Lionel Messi scored for the fifth time in three Major League Soccer matches to put Inter Miami up 3-0 early against the Columbus Crew.

The Crew plays a possession-style attack, as does Miami, and is getting adjusted to playing without Cucho Hernandez, who left for Spanish club Real Betis. Daniel Gazdag, a designated player who joined Columbus from Philadelphia, remains scoreless through his first eight games with the Crew and has no assists.