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Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Mike Rottersman
6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
6
6
Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
13 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–2 W
07 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 3–0 W
29 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
16 Sep New England Revolution H 1–1 D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
18 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 1–4 L
06 Oct Toronto FC A 2–1 W
30 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
23 Sep FC Dallas H 1–2 L
16 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#21 Position #16
41 Points 50
28 Played 26
11 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
43 Scored 59
30 Conceded 26
+13 GD +33
1.46 PPG 1.92
39% Win % 58%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' Adama Diomande has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 294 appearances.
  • 20' Carlos Vela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 35' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Russell Teibert needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Harvey made 294 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordon Mutch, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Craig Dalrymple will be considering his options from the bench.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Dalrymple

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Diego Rossi 6
Brian White 4
Denis Bouanga 3
Cristian Dajome 3
Mateusz Bogusz 2
Cristian Olivera 2
Andy Rose 2

Head to Head

2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-09-16 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New England Revolution D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-10-06 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-09-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 FC Dallas L 2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC46% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
54%
Los Angeles FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC32% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC24%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.