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This is a big game in Carson as the standings suggest and Staff Writer Phil Collin points out in his game preview even if the likely dismal attendance won’t reflect its status, which I suspect has a lot to do with Chivas USA’s performance in its rental acccommodations.

The Whitecaps, too, will remember the history they made the last time these two teams met in Southern California, something they will be inclined to repeat.

Each team will miss key offensive weapons this evening, while Chivas USA welcomes back defender Bobby Burling, an LMU product whose MLS career has now come full circle.

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