Arizona United looks to get back on track while hosting Vancouver

SATURDAY'S GAME

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (8-11-5) at Arizona United (8-13-1)

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Scottsdale Stadium.

Arizona United update: United is coming off a 3-0 loss to the Orange County Blues FC (11-8-3, 36 points). The loss to the Blues has Arizona nine points out of playoff position in the Western Conference with six games left in the season. Leading scorer Long Tan was held off against the Blues, but scored his eleventh goal of the season in United’s win over the Galaxy 2 the week prior. Tan is tied for fifth overall for goals scored in the league. On Wednesday, United acquired forward Schillo Tshuma on loan from Major League Soccer (MLS). Tshuma was loaned out to United for 17 matches last season. Saturday will be the second meeting between Arizona United and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The first meeting of the season was in Vancouver on May 31 where United fell 2-0. United is four points behind the Whitecaps.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 update: The Whitecaps are looking to end a four-game road trip on a high note in Phoenix. Vancouver won the first two games of their road-trip series, but fell 3-1 to the Portland Timbers 2 (9-12-2, 29 points) on August 16. The loss against the Timbers put the Whitecaps in a deadlock for eighth place in the Western Conference and seven points behind sixth-place Tulsa for the final playoff spot. Forward Caleb Clarke scored his team-high seventh goal of the season against the Timbers. He enters Saturday’s match against United carrying a three-game point streak. Midfielder Andre Lewis returns after a one-game absence due to a call-up to the Jamaican U-23 national team.